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Tree Committee Action Update
May 19, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Tree Committee
Members Present:
Member Charles Gerencser, Member Dan Shinn, Vice Chair
Emily Rosten, Chair Ben Parker
Tree Committee
Members Absent:
City Staff Present:
Member Henry Bonifas, Member Daniel Canella
Urban Forest Program Coordinator / City Arborist Walter Gault,
Deputy City Clerk Kevin Christian
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5. TREE REMOVAL APPLICATION
5.a REQUEST FOR THE REMOVAL OF 5 PALM TREES LOCATED AT 2777
FLORA ST (APPLICATION NO. TREE-0179-2025)
Motion By Member Shinn
Second By Member Gerencser
Recommend that the Community Development Director approve removals
and compensatory plantings as they are consistent with requirements in the
San Luis Obispo Municipal Code Chapter 12.24 (Tree Regulations) with the
following findings:
G(3) Species: Trees are non-native
G(4) Forestry Best Practice: Canopy cover is currently high onsite.
Replanting plan increases tree age-distribution in area
G(6) Compensatory Plantings: Landscaping plan meets required
minimum for replanting (1:1).
Ayes (4): Member Gerencser, Vice Chair Rosten, Member Shinn, and
Chair Parker
Absent (2): Member Bonifas, and Member Canella
CARRIED (4 to 0)