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Commission permits one eucalyptus removal, denies another at 500 West Middlefield

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Summary

After hearing from residents, HOA representatives and staff, the commission allowed removal of one eucalyptus (tree #3) while upholding the denial for another (tree #1); staff had already approved removal of the middle tree (#2).

The Parks & Recreation Commission on Thursday overturned part of staff’s denial for a multi-tree request at 500 West Middlefield: commissioners upheld denial for one eucalyptus but voted to allow removal of another.

Staff told the commission the HOA’s original application listed three trees; staff agreed removal of the middle tree (tree #2) was appropriate because of overcrowding and structural concerns and approved that removal, but staff denied removal of the two outer trees (referred to as tree #1 and tree #3). Staff described the two denied trees as…

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