HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 21-044 Heritage Tree InventoryRESOLUTION NO.21-044
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SARATOGA ESTABLISHING THE HERITAGE TREE INVENTORY
WHEREAS, Section 15-50.020(n) of the Saratoga City Code defines a "Heritage Tree" as any
tree of historic significance or having historic value related to the heritage of the City and designated
by action of the City Council upon recommendation of the Heritage Preservation Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the initiation of Heritage Tree status should be
voluntary and with the written consent of the owner(s) of the tree and impose no additional regulatory
requirements beyond those specified in Article 15 -50 of the Saratoga City Code; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that for a tree to qualify for Heritage status, it must
considered to be an outstanding specimen that possesses good health, good structure and has the
potential for a long life, as well as one or more of the following criteria; (1) it possesses distinctive
characteristics such as age, size, type of species or location; and (2) it represents special aesthetic,
social, cultural, educational, economic, agricultural or historic importance to the community; and
WHEREAS, the owners of the property at 20715 Reid Lane, applied to designate the incense
cedar in their front yard as a Heritage Tree and the Heritage Preservation Commission and City
Arborist have recommended approval of the designation.
WHEREAS, for the reasons set forth in the staff report accompanying this resolution the tree
meets the above criteria; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Saratoga that it
approves the addition of the incense cedar in the front yard of 20715 Reid Lane to the Heritage Tree
Inventory.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga City
Council held on the 16t" day of June 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Yan Zhao, Vice Mayor Tina Walia, Council Members Mary -Lynne Bernald,
Kookie Fitzsimmons, Rishi Kumar
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Yan Zhao, Mayor
AT T:
DATE:
WRW Bretschneider, CMC, City
Clerk