Summary
Several speakers urged the commission to scrutinize the last remaining old-growth tree in Lower Redway before any emergency removal permit, noting CalFire is investigating how earlier trees were cut and that the Q zone ordinance should protect them.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 11, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct county cost was cited, but denial avoids potential liability claims while residents argue the tree drives property values and tourism.
Redway residents who value the old-growth canopy if the Q zone is enforced.
The landowner seeking to remove the tree faces delay and scrutiny.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Board of Supervisors — August 11, 2026
After old-growth redwoods were cut in Lower Redway under a state permit the county wrongly thought superseded its rules, the Board is fixing the Q-zone ordinance and starting work on a countywide old-growth protection ordinance with a temporary moratorium. Residents packed the room to weigh in.
Planning Commission — June 18, 2026
A 350-year-old redwood in Lower Redway's protected Q Zone is at the center of a fight over whether hazard-tree rules are being abused to log old growth in residential neighborhoods. The commission denied the removal permit but several members want the ordinance tightened and clarified.
Planning Commission — June 4, 2026
Several speakers urged the commission to scrutinize the last remaining old-growth tree in Lower Redway before any emergency removal permit, noting CalFire is investigating how earlier trees were cut and that the Q zone ordinance should protect them.
Planning Commission — February 19, 2026
Old-growth trees were cut down under a Cal Fire hazardous-tree exemption, and the county says it has no jurisdiction — a gap Director Ford is working to clarify with the state.
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