TR-2026-021
Summary
SCH Number
2026060619
Public Agency
City of Cupertino
Document Title
TR-2026-021
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/12/2026
Document Description
Tree Removal Application for the removal of one (1) covenant-protected 13-inch DBH Morus alba (Fruitless White Mulberry) privacy planting tree, originally required by DIR-2013-012 to screen 2nd story windows on the west side of the residence at 1195 Yorkshire Drive. The neighboring property owner to the west at 1191 Yorkshire Drive provided a letter supporting the removal of the White Mulberry and stating that existing privacy trees on the west side including two Arbutus unedo Strawberry trees (trees #T2) and a Ligustum japonicum ‘Texanum’ (Wax Leaf Privet) (hedge #1) provide sufficient privacy.
Contact Information
Name
Punit Jain
Agency Name
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Catherine Tarone
Agency Name
City of Cupertino
Job Title
Permit Technician
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Cupertino
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Yorkshire Ct. & Yorkshire Dr.
Zip
95014
Total Acres
0.32
Parcel #
362 11 009
State Highways
280, 85
Railways
Southern Pacific Railway
Airports
n/a
Schools
Monta Vista HS, Kennedy MS, Lincoln, Tessellations
Waterways
Stevens Creek, Regnart Creek, perc pond
Other Location Info
1195 YORKSHIRE CT
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Removal of one White Mulberry privacy planting tree at a single-family residence is consistent with Cupertino Municipal Code Findings CMC 14.18.180(A)(1) as it is growing close to the residence and can cause potential damage to existing essential structures and cannot be controlled or remedied through reasonable relocation or modification of the structure.
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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