SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the Tree Protection and Preservation Program outlined below.

1)      Coordination with Southern California Edison on Line Clearing Activities.

a)      Annual Line Clearing Schedule Notification. Annually, Southern California Edison shall submit to the City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department a schedule of anticipated tree trimming in all City Historic Districts. The schedule shall identify contractors and locations.

b)      Palm Tree Identification. Annual notification shall include identification of all palm trees in Historic Districts that have the potential to encroach on power liens.

c)      Line Clearing Standards. All line clearance work on mature significant trees, specimen (heritage) trees, or city street trees shall be in compliance with the utility pruning standards established by the International Society of Arboriculture and the Utility Arborists Association. A summary of the standards is presented in Exhibit A.

d)      Historic Preservation Commission Notification.

2)      Certificates of Appropriateness Required. No character-defining landscaping shall be removed or trimmed on any historic site without a certificate of appropriateness, unless an emergency situation exists that could threaten, lives, property or the provision of essential services such as electrical power or communications.

3)      Historic Sites. Historic sites shall include historic landmarks and contributing and non contributing structures within historic districts. Structures legally exempted from the historic district shall not be subject to the private property restrictions of this ordinance.

4)      Character-Defining Landscaping. Character-defining landscaping shall include the following: mature significant trees, designated specimen (heritage) trees and street trees. In existing historic districts, Lincoln Park and Wilton Heights, specimen (heritage) trees shall include all the trees currently designated by the City. In proposed historic districts the applicants will be required to identify mature significant trees and specimen (heritage) trees as part of the application process.

5)      Mature Significant Trees. Mature significant trees may be located on either public or private property and shall be defined consistent with the City of Pomona Tree Preservation ordinance and include

a)      Oak trees with trunks more than eight inches in diameter, and

b)      Other trees with trunks more than ten inches in diameter, or

c)      Multi-trunk trees with a total circumference of 38 inches or more.

d)      Diameter or circumference of the tree trunk is measured at breast height.

6)      Specimen (Heritage) Trees. Specimen (heritage) trees shall be defined consistent with City Council Resolution No. 73-68 any rare or endangered species or any tree that is considered outstanding because of size, age, appearance, or relationship to historic events. Specimen (heritage) trees may be located on either public or private property.

Specimen (Heritage) Trees in the Lincoln Park Historic District

Number

Common Name

Location

Address

1

Pecan

Right-of-way

160 E. Pasadena

Unknown

Camphor

Right-of-way

E. Pasadena there are 46 trees between Gibbs and San Antonio

Unknown

California Fan Palm

Right-of-way

E. San Francisco there are 139 trees between Eleanor and San Antonio

Unknown

London Plane Tree

Right-of-way

N. Towne there are 49 trees between Lincoln and San Bernardino

1

Crepe Myrtle

Front Yard

588 E. Pasadena

1

Camphor

Front Yard

765 N. Gibbs

1

Ginkgo Bilbao

Front Yard

1180 N. Palomares

1

Cedar of Lebanon

Front Yard

458 E. Jefferson

1

Yew Pint

Front Lawn

502 E. Jefferson

Specimen (Heritage) Trees in the Wilton Heights Historic District

Number

Common Name

Location

Address

1

Walnut

Right-of-way

Southwest corner of Alvarado and Gordon

24

American Sweet Gum

Right-of-way

W. Columbia between White and Wisconsin

21

London Plane Tree

Right-of-way

Chester between White and Wisconsin

25

California Fan Palm

Right-of-way

N. Park Ave. between Orange Grove and Randolph West Side

8

Mexican Fan Palm

Right-of-way

N. Park Ave. between Orange Grove and Randolph West Side

7)      Street Trees. Any tree planted by the city on a city easement, parkway and or dedicated land. Trees or landscaping planed in the public right-of-way by adjacent property owners are not considered street trees.

8)      Compliance with City Street Tree Trimming Standards. All city street trees, mature significant trees, and specimen (heritage trees) on historic sites shall be pruned or trimmed consistent with the adopted trimming policies outlined in the City of Pomona Street Tree Policy Manual and professional accepted tree trimming standards (Attachment B).[1]

9)      Exempt Projects. The following projects do not require a Certificate of Appropriateness

a)      Trimming or removal of trees that could threaten life, property or the provision of essential services such as electrical power or communications.

b)      Trimming of trees or landscaping that block visibility.

c)      Removal of any dead or dying trees. Identification of dead or dying trees must be determined by an ISA certified arborist.

d)      Removal of any tree or landscaping that blocks visibility, and cannot be trimmed to allow clear sight lines.

e)      Removal of any tree or landscaping in the public right-of-way or public property that is not a designated street tree.

f)        Trimming—Street trees in a manner consistent with tree trimming policies adopted in the city of Pomona Street Tree Policy Manual and with professionally accepted standards.

g)      Routine park maintenance.

h)      Removal of volunteer palms with trunk height less than ten feet measure from grade to top of trunk excluding fronds.

10)  Minor Projects. The following are considered minor projects and subject to administrative review under the provisions of the Historic Preservation Ordinance.

a)      Trimming—Mature significant trees

b)      Trimming—Specimen (heritage) trees

c)      Trimming—Street trees in a manner not in compliance with tree trimming policies adopted in the City of Pomona Street Tree Policy Manual and/or not consistent with professionally accepted standards.

d)      Planting or Relocating—New trees and landscaping in a park or on other public property within a historic district.

11)  Major Projects. The following are considered major projects and subject to administrative review under the provisions of the Historic Preservation Ordinance.

a)      Removing—Mature significant trees

b)      Removing—Specimen (heritage) trees

c)      Removing—Street Trees


[1] Professionally accepted standards include standards established by the following organizations International Society of Arborculturists (ISA), National Arborists Association (NAA), and American National Standards Institute (ANSI).