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ASHLAND TREE COMMISSION
MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
I. Meeting called to order at 7: 15 p.m.
Present:
John McClendon (Chair)
Donn Todt (Minutes)
Jack Goldberg
Robbin Pearce (Staff)
II. Approval of Minutes - June and August minutes approved.
III.
Guests:
Doyle Brightenburg (Re: 249 A Street)
IV. Old Business:
A. Goals and Vision Planning - Requested staff to provide copies of previous
minutes discussing this subject and include them in next month's packet.
B. Riparian Area Protection - John McClendon continues to acquire
information.
C. Trees for Newborns - No report this month.
D. TID Trees - McClendon had written a letter and the commission
anonymously approved its content and agreed to having it put on city letter
head and sent to TID.
E. Tree City USA Sign - The sign is in place on Highway 99. Commission
discussed the possibility of a larger sign.
F. Clay Street/Highway 66 Overpass Planting - Todt is attempting to
contact the person who suggested the planting project.
V. New Business:
A. Site Review -
1. PA 96-112 (249 A St.) - Commission approved plan with a
few suggestions including:
a. Possibility of using larger stature trees in vicinity of
parking lot lights? Limbs may be pruned below light.
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b. If Sequoia is to be used as part of landscaping, it will
need water soon since roots will be impacted by
machinery and ditch. Note that large conifers are on
Prohibited Street Tree List.
c. Might consider using Armstrong Red Maple or other
upright tree in front.
d. Think about ground cover to replace southern most
lawn area.
e. Very clear and well thought-out landscape plan.
2. PA 96-099 (2225 Siskiyou Bv.) - Unable to adequately
review due to the lack of information on the landscape plans.
Commission made a list of requirements and will review it again
next month. Recommendations include:
a. Use trees of more upright stature along ingress/egress
easement. Use at least two different species, perhaps
European Upright Hornbeam or Chanticleer Pear. (For
other possibilities check Recommended Street Tree List.)
b. Try to save Persimmon perhaps by altering the
roadway. Please pick up handout on "Protecting Trees
during Construction" from the Planning Dept.
c. Please enlarge the detail "Typical Landscapes".
Specify species.
d. P. Canariensis would not be appropriate to this
climate. Maybe incense cedar or one of a number of
other possibilities.
e. Increasing width of tree parkrow lawns to 8' would
allow larger stature trees and there would be less trouble
with sidewalk lifting. Four or five foot parkrows would
only accommodate small stature trees. f. Large oak on
Siskiyou will need a lot of protection from ditching and
machinery during construction process. Oak is located in
ODOT's right-of-way.
g. Please submit more detail for plans on riparian
environment "open Space Corridor."
h. Need to see a specific irrigation landscape plan.
i. Commission requests applicant attend the next
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commission meeting.
VI. Meeting adjourned.
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