Item 4 - Exhibit 05 - Arborist Report TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PHONE (408) 399-5770
FAX (408) 354-6824
SERVICE CENTER
41 MILES AVENUE
LOS GATOS, CA 95030
A Tree Review for the Proposal for a
Restaurant with On-Site and
Off-Site Sale of Beer and Wine
Service (Hapa’s Brewing Co.)
114 S. Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, California 95030
Property Owner: 102 S. Santa Cruz, LP
Applicant: Brian Edwards
APN: 510-45-061
Project File # U-18-020/Zoned C-2
Submitted to:
Jocelyn Shoopman
Associate Planner
Community Development Department
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, California 95030
Submitted by:
Robert Moulden
Los Gatos Town Arborist
ISA Certified Arborist: #WE-0532A
EXHIBIT 5
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PHONE (408) 399-5770
FAX (408) 354-6824
SERVICE CENTER
41 MILES AVENUE
LOS GATOS, CA 95030
Introduction
I have been requested by Los Gatos Community Development Department to review the
potential impacts to two trees associated with the request to add a new parking space
associated with Conditional Use Permit Application U-18-020 for the property located at
114 S. Santa Cruz Avenue.
Trees on Site
Tree #1 is a large Coastal Redwood with a diameter of approximately 35 inches and a height
of 50 feet. The tree is located behind 110 S. Santa Cruz Avenue in a privately-owned parking
lot. This tree is in extremely poor health with the top of the tree dying back. This tree is in
decline and is a candidate for removal, in addition to being proposed to be removed by the
applicant to accommodate the new parking space. If there is room to plant replacement
trees it will be required, if not, the applicant may pay an in-lieu fee to satisfy the
replacement requirement.
Tree #2 is a large Valley Oak with a diameter of 42 inches and a height of 45 feet located
adjacent to tree #1. This tree is a healthy specimen with good structure.
Recommendations
Tree #1 – The Coastal Redwood is in poor health and is a candidate for removal. This will
also free up room for the proposed parking, which will benefit this project. This removal will
require Planning Department approval and shall have a Tree Removal Permit applied for
and approved before removal is warranted.
Tree #2 - The large Valley Oak will not be affected by the project; however, I would
recommend that as part of this application that a chain link protection fence be installed
and remain in place surrounding the Valley Oak at a distance of no less than nine feet from
base of the tree before start of the removal process for tree #1 and shall remain in place
throughout the paving for the additional parking space.
1.If new plant material is installed under the canopies it should be drought tolerant.
2.Any trenching for new irrigation should be designed outside of the canopies.
3.I would recommend a thin layer of mulch beneath the unpaved area of the
canopies be maintained throughout the project.
4.The contractor shall adhere to the Town Code relating to protection of trees
during construction:
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PHONE (408) 399-5770
FAX (408) 354-6824
SERVICE CENTER
41 MILES AVENUE
LOS GATOS, CA 95030
Sec.29.10.1005. – Protection of trees during construction
(a)Protective tree fencing shall specify the following:
1)Size and materials: A six (6) foot high chain link fencing, mounted on two-
inch diameter galvanized iron posts, shall be driven into the ground to a
depth of at least two (2) feet at no more than 10-foot spacing. For paving
area that will not be demolished and when stipulated in a tree
preservation plan, posts may be supported by a concrete base.
2)Area type to be fenced. Type I: Enclosure with chain link fencing of either
the entire drip line area or at the tree protection zone (TPZ), when
specified by a certified or consulting arborist. Type II: Enclosure for street
trees located in a planter strip: chain link fence around the entire planter
strip to the outer branches. Type III: Protection for a tree located in a small
planter cut-out only (such as downtown): orange plastic fencing shall be
wrapped around the trunk from the ground to the first branch with 2-inch
wooden boards bound securely on the outside. Caution shall be used to
avoid damaging any bark or branches.
3)Duration of Type I, II, III fencing. Fencing shall be erected before
demolition; grading or construction begins and remain in place until final
landscaping is required. Contractor shall first obtain the approval of the
project arborist on record prior to removing a tree protection fence.
4)Warning sign. Each tree fence shall have prominently displayed an 8.5 x
11-inch sign stating: "Warning—Tree Protection Zone-this fence shall not
be removed and is subject to penalty according to Town Code
29.10.1025".
(b)All persons shall comply with the following precautions:
1)Prior to the commencement of construction, install the fence at the drip
line, or tree protection zone (TPZ) when specified in an approved arborist
report, around any tree and/or vegetation to be retained which could be
affected by the construction and prohibit any storage of construction
materials or other materials or vehicles inside the fence. The drip line shall
not be altered in any way so as to increase the encroachment of the
construction.
2)Prohibit excavation, grading, drainage and levelling within the drip line of
the tree unless approved by the director.
3)Prohibit disposal or depositing of oil, gasoline, chemicals or other harmful
materials within the drip line of or in drainage channels, swales or areas
that may lead to the drip line of a protected tree
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PHONE (408) 399-5770
FAX (408) 354-6824
SERVICE CENTER
41 MILES AVENUE
LOS GATOS, CA 95030
4)Prohibit the attachment of wires, signs or ropes to any protected tree.
5)Design utility services and irrigation lines to be located outside of the drip
line when feasible.
6)Retain the services of the certified or consulting arborist for periodic
monitoring of the project site and the health of those trees to be
preserved. The certified or consulting arborist shall be present whenever
activities occur which poses a potential threat to the health of the trees
to be preserved.
7)The director and project arborist shall be notified of any damage that
occurs to a protected tree during construction so that proper treatment
may be administered.
No recommendations for replacement at this time, although any new trees that the owner plants
should be installed with watering tubes and staked.