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Council Hears Neighbors Urge Saving Landmark Eucalyptus During Balboa Library/Fire Station Appeal
Summary
At a public hearing on minor landscape changes to the Balboa Branch Library and Fire Station No. 1 coastal development permit, residents urged the council to preserve a blue gum eucalyptus and adjacent parklet; staff said the tree removal decision is part of a prior CDP pending with the California Coastal Commission and that the council’s review was limited to the revised landscape species selection.
The City Council opened a public hearing on an appeal of staff approval for minor landscape changes associated with Coastal Development Permit PA2024‑0140 for Fire Station No. 1 and the Balboa Branch Library at East Balboa Boulevard and Island Avenue. Senior Planner Laura Rodriguez summarized the project history and the staff approval of a revised landscape plan requested by the California Coastal Commission that swaps proposed species for western sycamores and other trees to better support nesting birds.
Rodriguez told the council that the original CDP authorizing demolition and…
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