Title
Asara Coastal Development Permit and Special Permit
Application Number: 15623
Record Number: PLN-2019-15523
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs): 517-251-031 and 517-251-032
369 and 379 Roundhouse Creek Road, Big Lagoon area
Project Description: A Special Permit and Coastal Development Permit for tree removal under a CalFire 150- foot structure protection exemption. Trees proposed for removal involve seven (7) Sitka spruce trees ranging in size from 11 inches to 29 inches in diameter all within proximity to PG&E electrical lines and within 150 feet of two residences on two adjacent properties. The trees are located on a 50-foot wide road stub between Lots 31 and 32 of the Big Lagoon Park Subdivision (APNs 517-251-031 and 517-251-032). The street stub is not within the County maintained right-of-way and was dedicated to the public in 1962 as part of the Big Lagoon Park Subdivision. A PG&E "subcontractor assist" will involve removing the limbs that are located within the area of the electric lines prior to a licensed timber operator removing the trees. Tree stumps may stay in place.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Coastal Development Permit and Special Permit, based on evidence in the staff report, and adopt the Resolution approving the Asara project subject to the recommended conditions.