Coast redwood removal appeal
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Coast Redwood Removal at 355 North Chorro Street→At a glance
- Public comments
- 5
- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Public comments (5)
An Alta Vista Woods HOA vice president who loves the tree nonetheless supported removal, saying root pruning would compromise the tree and risk it falling onto a neighbor's unit with children.
Tree Committee · 1:04:00 →Argued for saving the tree, noting it was preserved when the buildings were built, that native trees are scarce, and questioned the heritage tree program's non-native listings.
Tree Committee · 1:09:37 →An HOA financial officer and property owner since 2001 supported removal, citing mounting repair costs, small reserves, potential special assessments, and roof debris damage — while proposing the tree be milled into a memorial bench.
Tree Committee · 1:12:09 →A nearby neighbor questioned the precedent of removing a protected tree built around by later development, and asked for alternatives to concrete and better mitigation than two saplings.
Tree Committee · 1:16:41 →Listed as a public commenter; presented alongside or in sequence with the other neighbors on the redwood appeal.
Tree Committee · 1:03:50 →