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Parks commission upholds city denial of heritage‑tree removal at 1580 Meadow Lane
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to deny a property owner's appeal to remove a large deodar cedar at 1580 Meadow Lane, directing staff to work with the owner on corrective pruning and risk reduction.
The Mountain View Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously on June 11 to deny a property owner’s appeal to remove a large heritage cedar at 1580 Meadow Lane, upholding staff’s earlier decision that the tree could be preserved with corrective pruning and management.
Russell Hanson, the city’s urban forest manager, presented staff’s assessment and said the tree is an approximately 48– to 46‑inch diameter Cedrus deodara with an estimated height near 70 feet and canopy spread about 50 feet. Hanson said staff rated the tree’s overall health and structure as "good" and estimated a live-crown ratio of about 60%,…
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