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�P4 SAN JOAOUIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 1610 E.HAZELTON AVE.,STOCKTON,CA 952056232 PHONE:209/468-3121 FAX:209/468-3163 May 21, 2004 MEMORANDUM TO: Development Committee FROM: Raymond Hoo, Associate Planner SUBJECT: SITE APPROVAL APPLICATION NO. PA-0400213 OF DAVID & PAMELA PAYNE (C/O MONTE SEIBEL) (APN: 051-180-18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37) (ADDRESS: 17510 N. TRETHEWAY ROAD, LOCKEFORD) The applicant has submitted the above referenced Site Approval application for a private right-of- way to serve six parcels in the Small Farms Improvement Tract Division "Q" antiquated subdivision. The total acreage of the project is 20.0 acres with a Zoning designation of AG-40 (General Agriculture-minimum 40 acres) and a General Plan designation of A/G (General Agriculture). The project site is located on the east side of Tretheway Road, 1100 feet north of State Route 12, south of Lockeford. The Community Development Department has reviewed the proposed Site Approval and offers the following comments: Oak Tree The definition of a Heritage Oak Tree is a native oak tree that has a single trunk diameter of thirty-two (32) inches or greater measured at four and one-half (41/2) feet above the average ground elevation of the tree. (Development Title Section 9-110.4) By definition, the oak tree on Lot 2 is a Heritage Oak Tree. Development Title Section 9-1505.3 states that the removal of a Heritage Oak Tree shall not be permitted unless the Review Authority finds that one or more of the following situations exists: 1. The removal is in the public interest; 2. The tree interferes with an existing structure, utility service, or road, and no reasonable alternative exists to correct the interference other than removal of the tree; 3. The removal is necessitated because the tree is endangering another plant in the area with infection or infestation; 4. The removal is necessitated because the tree interferes with the maintenance of flood control facilities. I