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Delgado, Adriana
Bob Carr <rgcarr@charter.net>
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Regarding the Tree Committee special meeting scheduled for October 10, 2022.
Agenda Item 5b: 905 Bluebell Way Tree Removal Appeal.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide public comment about the proposed tree removal. I live just down the street
from 905 Bluebell and fully support the City Arborist determination to deny the removal of the London plane trees. I am
a licensed landscape architect specializing in visual impact assessment and have practiced in San Luis Obispo for more
than 30 years.
1. The four subject trees provide a great deal of aesthetic value for the neighborhood, contributing to a visual continuity
along the Poinsettia Street corridor, as well as helping maintain property values. The subject trees are highly visible and
are located along the outside of a slight curve along this neighborhood gateway, which increases their noticeability.
2. London plane trees are widely used throughout the city and the neighborhood. They are commonly used as street
trees and in close proximity to residential and commercial development and are not commonly known for adversely
effecting adjacent properties including lifting sidewalks, foundations, etc. It has taken the subject trees 20-30 years to
cause the minor lifting of one walkway (which has apparently been fixed). Hardly a safety emergency worth the
negative effect that removal would have on the neighborhood.
3. All trees require maintenance and care. The precedent that the removal of these trees would create could result in
many additional similar requests based on someone’s preference to not coexist with adjacent mature trees. The
cumulative effect of the City’s approval of this type could have a significant adverse effect on the visual quality and
character of the neighborhood and community.
4. As droughts and climate change continue, the environmental value of mature trees increases in terms of carbon
exchange and resource conservation. As residential turf is less desirable, preserving existing mature trees is a positive
step supporting the City’s goals of fighting the effects of climate change.
Thank you. I’m unable to attend the October 10 Meeting and appreciate the opportunity to send my comments via
email.
Robert Carr
Visual Resource Consultant
Landscape Architect CA3473
4345 Poinsettia St.
San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401
805. 471.5126
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