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Council upholds permit to remove two coast redwoods at 401 Ingalls after long appeals process
Summary
After a contested hearing, the Santa Cruz City Council denied an appeal and upheld a Parks and Recreation decision to grant a heritage-tree removal permit for two coast redwoods at 401 Ingalls, citing staff findings of utility damage and cost estimates for mitigation versus removal.
The Santa Cruz City Council on Nov. 30 voted to deny an appeal and uphold the Parks and Recreation Commission's approval of a Heritage Tree Removal Permit (TR2500087) allowing the removal of two coast redwood trees at 401 Ingalls Street.
Urban Forester Leslie Keaty and city staff presented evidence including a plumber's camera that showed ponding water in the property sewer lateral, a root-excavation trench that revealed roots near the water and sewer lines, and a staff cost estimate. The city—s analysis estimated in‑kind repair, stump grinding and associated work at roughly…
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