City/Town Adoption Name Items Applicability Planning Considerations Code Enf. Considerations Remedies for Non-Compliance Notes Date Regulated
Del Mar 2001 Ord. 747 and 780 est. Vegetation, Applies to all Time intensive design review Not much of a strain on generally to process development Code Enforcement
TREES, SCENIC VIEWS impacted by development, requests (see 23.08.076(C) - personnel, due to large Commission review. Appeals to City AND SUNLIGHT. Ord. structures are Regulatory involvement by Planners Council, almost all are appealed. 637 est. Chapter Conclusions-Topography and familiar with the issues. through Design Landscaping. However, vegetation
REVIEW is not a major impact as few
applications are submitted.
Becoming outdated due to state
Laguna 2014, Ord. 1592 and 1618 Vegetation, Applies to new Planning Commission and Design 10-15 cases per year. Mediation then, should mediation fail Beach updated est. Chapter 12.16 Review Board consider view equity to provide a mutual agreement, a 2016 VIEW PRESERVATION impacted by development land, in some cases landscaping, in hearing before the View Restoration AND RESTORATION structures are their permitting of a project. Committee. Staff is responsible for and Chapter required processing view claims and working
25.05.040 - DESIGN through Design directly with the claimant and the REVIEW vegetation owner and provides staff
Process support to the mediator and to the
View Restoration Committee.
Rancho Palos 1989 Citizen-initiated 2nd story Applies to new Staff review of foliage impacts to Not much of a strain on View Restoration Permit reviewed by In the 2000s the City hired a professional Verdes ballot measure est. addition to residential surrounding views whenever a Code Enforcement View Restoration Commission mediator to conduct pre-application Section 17.02.040, residences and development residential development personnel, due to large (Planning Commission). Appeals to consultation and staff made some View Preservation vegetation application (ministerial and involvement by Planners City Council. Property Owners may changes to the guiding view restoration and Restoration discretionary reviews) is submitted, familiar with the issues submit "Documentation of Existing and preservation document that made and a Height Variation Permit during permit approval View or Foliage" to establish existing administrating the Ordinance more application for a 2nd story addition process to ensure view manageable. As a result of these newly to a residence. Ministerial found efficiencies, the City disbanded the development request review time View Restoration Commission and is not significantly delayed by the discontinued using outside planning requirements of the View services. In doing so, the City added two Ordinance. However, discretionary full time planning positions and an reviews, particularly Height ongoing mediation consultant to Variation reviews or the foliage administer the Ordinance, particularly related View Restoration Permit, the foliage related component of the demands considerable staff time. Ordinance.
Tiburon 1991, Ord. 379 and 572 est. Private "trees" Applies to new Not clear, however, likely that The ord. exempts the Reconcilliation and mediation. updated Chapter 15- on private residential discretionary review of landscaping Lentor emen. is of on 12. Ch. 1512e. ei are as next. 2017 VIEW AND property (trees development may require view analysis. enforcement. It is not SUNLIGHT are defined clear whether local Code step. Remedies up to restoration of OBSTRUCTION FROM asany woody Compliance addresses view at any time since complainant TREES this type of violation. purchased property.
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