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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project <br />CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations <br /> <br /> <br />30 FirstCarbon Solutions <br />Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/FOF/21480016 Pleasanton Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project FOF.docx <br />2. Trees to be preserved may require pruning to provide adequate clearance from <br />construction activities. All pruning shall be performed by a licensed State of <br />California contractor possessing the C61 classification license and the D49 <br />specification. All pruning shall adhere to the latest editions of the American <br />National Standards Institute Z133 and A300 standards. <br />3. Install tree protective fencing at the edge of the TPZ. No grading, construction, <br />installation or other activity is permitted within this area. <br />4. Stake the edge of grading along the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) <br />access road in order to review impacts to trees. <br /> <br />Tree protection during construction <br />1. Prior to beginning work, contractors working near trees to be preserved shall be <br />required to meet with the Consulting Arborist at the project site to review all <br />work procedures, access routes, storage areas, and tree protection measures. <br />2. Any grading, construction, demolition or other work that is expected to <br />encounter tree roots shall be monitored by the Consulting Arborist. <br />3. If injury should occur to any tree during construction, it shall be evaluated as <br />soon as possible by the Consulting Arborist so that appropriate treatments can <br />be applied. <br />4. Fences have been erected to protect trees to be preserved. Fences shall remain <br />until all site work has been completed. Fences may not be relocated or removed <br />without permission of the Project Superintendent. <br />5. Construction trailers, traffic, and storage areas shall remain outside fenced areas <br />at all times. <br />6. No materials, equipment, spoil, waste, or wash-out water may be deposited, <br />stored, or parked within the TPZ (fenced area). <br />7. Any additional tree pruning needed for clearance during construction shall be <br />performed by a qualified Arborist and not by construction personnel. 8 <br />8. Any roots damaged during grading or construction shall be exposed to sound <br />tissue and cut cleanly with a saw. <br /> <br />Tree Removal Permit <br />The City of Pleasanton requires a permit to remove Heritage Trees. Implementation <br />of the above mitigation measures would reduce loss of trees to a less than <br />significant level. <br />Facts in Support of Findings: 95 of the 208 on-site trees surveyed meet the City’s criteria for <br />Heritage Trees. (Draft EIR, p. 3.3-44). Although the number of trees that would be removed or <br />retained would be determined when the grading footprint is staked on the field, the potential <br />removal of Heritage Trees would constitute a potentially significant impact. (Draft EIR, p. 3.3-44). <br />Therefore, the proposed project would be required to implement MM BIO-5 to ensure conform with <br />the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance. Through implementation of MM BIO-5, the proposed project <br />would reduce impacts on local tree preservation policies and ordinances to less than significant.