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Agoura Hills commission approves updated protected-tree rules, adds sycamore and black walnut
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend that the City Council adopt an updated protected-tree ordinance that consolidates rules, raises the minimum protected-diameter to 6 inches, scales mitigation by trunk diameter, creates streamlined permit types and incentives, and adds the California sycamore and Southern California black walnut to the protected list.
Agoura Hills
The Agoura Hills Planning Commission unanimously recommended adoption of a revised protected-tree ordinance that consolidates the city—s tree regulations, creates three permit categories, increases mitigation for large-tree removals and adds two native species to the protected list.
Staff presentation: Principal Planner Robbie Necipich described the rewrite as a city council priority to address enforcement shortcomings, reduce costs for single-family homeowners and improve permit timelines. The draft consolidates protected-tree regulations into a single code section (proposed section 9-6-5-7) and establishes three permit types: general tree permits (routine non-deleterious work and minor nondevelopment removals), hazardous tree permits (safety removals…
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