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Planning commission backs denser tree mix to restore screening at 1730 Canola Road
Summary
The La Habra Heights Planning Commission recommended city council approve a revised tree‑replacement plan for 1730 Canola Road (option 2), requiring large, field‑grown Victorian box and strawberry trees to be planted before rough‑grading signoff and imposing verification, replacement and recordation conditions.
The La Habra Heights Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended that the city council approve a revised landscape and tree‑replacement plan — dubbed option 2 — for a new residence at 1730 Canola Road, concluding the denser mix of larger trees will provide more immediate screening while complying with local fire‑safety spacing.
Staff recommended the commission forward option 2, which replaces planned fruitless olive trees with Victorian box specimens and repositions trees along the east property line so canopies don’t overhang neighboring lots. Rafferty, the city’s planning staff, said the council had previously approved the project and asked the commission to advise on landscape screening and tree replacement.
Why it matters: Neighbors argued the project must restore privacy, views and character after several trees were removed in prior work; the commission sought to balance those concerns while honoring fire department…
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