Council briefed on tree ordinance

Trees on on a La Forest Dr. property just south of Los Amigos in La Ca&ntidle;ada Flintridge on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer / February 5, 2015)

The La Caada Flintridge City Council received a progress report Monday on the citys tree ordinance, which met with some controversy after its passing in 2013.

Assistant planner Harriet Harris told the council the city has processed 50 tree removal requests since the regulations took effect Aug. 1. A total of 28 were for dead trees, while 12 were emergency removals.

We did have some instances at the public counter, where if an individual found out they wouldnt have to replace a dead tree and it was close to being dead, they would just allow it to die, she said.

Harris also wondered whether the council wanted to consider tightening one criterion for removal, which states property owners can request the service for other reasonable cause so long as it doesnt negatively impact views or the character of the neighborhood.

After some discussion, council members agreed that the ordinance should be left as is for now. Mayor Pro Tem Don Voss said he was glad to see, many months later, the ordinance was working well.

We had some people a couple years ago predicting that La Caada Flintridge was about to be clear cut. Obviously that has not been the case, he said.

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Council briefed on tree ordinance