Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.TheApplicationoverlookstwobasicfactsinthe <br />previouslyquotedsentence: <br />1)Ofthe867totaltreesonsite,466(53%)willberemovedforroadsandbuildingsites. <br />Removingthislargeamountoftreessubjectstheremainingtreestodamagefromwind <br />throwandotherenvironmentalcatastrophes. <br />2)Theproject’streereplacementplaniswoefullyinsufficient.TheApplicationproposesto <br />replaceeachfelledtree(each“discretionarytree”)withanewone.However,thenew <br />treeswillbesosmall(1½inchcaliperfordeciduoustreesand5feettallforconiferous <br />trees)thattheywillnotreachthemagnitudeoftheremovedtreesforgenerations,ifatall. <br />Forexample,thefollowingthreetreespeciesgenerallypopulatethearea: <br />a)DouglasFirsgrowtobe70–300feettallandcanliveforseveralhundredyears. <br />Theygrowatarateofabout2ft.peryear. <br />b)BigLeafMaplesgrowtobe50–100feettallandcanlive500years.Theygrowata <br />rateofabout3feetperyear. <br />c)OregonWhiteOaksgrowtobe50–90feetinheightandcanlivefor500years.They <br />arerelativelyslowgrowers. <br />Additionally,thelotsfrontingontoCupolaDrivearelocatedinwhatwillbeacompletely <br />clearedandre-landscapedarea.Astreetviewwillconsistofonlyveryyoungtreesandno <br />streettreesatall. <br />Itisobviousthat,froma“re-growthofremovedtrees”aspect,theproposedprojectwillnot <br />“integrate”intothesurroundingneighborhoodfor50to100years. <br />Therefore,the8/22/17Applicationfailstoadequatelyaddressscreeningforthe <br />proposedproject,ortheissuesofscale,bulkandheightofpotentialhomesinthe <br />proposedprojectasrequiredbyEC9.8320TentativePlannedUnitDevelopment <br />ApprovalCriteria–General.Criteria(3). <br />THUSTHEAPPLICATIONSHOULDBEDENIED. <br />46 <br /> <br />