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225 Fifth Street
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Date: 09/10/2009
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RECEIPT #:
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Description
CTY Historic Review Type II
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Paid By
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SEP 1 0 2009
Original Submittal
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Applicants:
Michael & Karin Harman
Historical Review Application
841 B Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Assessor's Map No: 17-o3~35-42-o1100
Tax No: 317386
This proposal calls for the removal of one very large Black locust tree from our back yard ("r on our
attached site plan), The tree has developed in an unstable manner due to poor early care, primarily due
to 'topping' which likely done because of adjacent power lines running through the yard and through
the alleyway, The tree is also showing signs of inner decay in its trunk. Should one of the weaker
developed separated upper trunks of the tree shear off, the damage to nearby property would be
immense,
Our intent would be to replant a tree within the next 9 months, giving us time to do yard repair and
grinding of the massive stump and surface root system left behind,
The back yard is not large-we have an area of approximately 50' x 54" in total, Slightly over one third
of that area is covered with gravel and paved walkways, blacktop, a cement pad from an old garage and
a storage shed. Other obstacles in choosing a replacement tree will be the three overhead lines coming
into the house; tWo at about 11 feet, one at about 20 feet, and our underground waste line running
down the center of the yard between the house and the alley way (the present tree has already
destroyed one such line with its root system). In addition SUB's main power lines run along our alley
way on the south border of our property,
, A replanted tree would likely need to be on the same North-South 'line' as the present tree within the
back yard and would probably be best planted between'5~7 feet to the North (closer to the house) than
the present one. Something such as a Paperbark.Maple (our first choice from SUB's recommended list
of trees to plant where power lines are present) is our most likely choice for a replant,
Date Received:
SEP 1 0 2009
Original Submittal
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ASSIGNMENT OF TRUST DEED BY BENEFICIARY OR HIS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST
FOR VALUE RECEIVED"the undersigned who is the beneficiary or his successor in interest under that certain trust
deed dated SeD te m b e r 2 4. 1 9 9,!l:xecuted and delivered by M I C H A E L E, H ARM A Nan d K A R I N M. H ARM A N
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beneficiary, recorded on , in book/reel/volume No, on page
fee/fIle/instrument/microfilm/reception No, of the Mortgage Records. of LAN E
Oregon, and conveying real property in said county described as follows:
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ALL D F L D T 4 AND THE E A S T 2 1 FEE T D F L D T 5, 8 L 0 C K 7,1, P L A'T 0 F WAS H 8 URN E ' S I
S U 8 D I V I SID N 0 F THE S P R I N G FIE L DIN V EST MEN T & P D W ERe D M PAN Y 'S ADD I T I D N T D I
SPRINGFIELD, AS PLATTED AND RECORDED IN 8DOK 2, PAGE 73, LANE COUNTY OREGDN I,
P L A T R E COR D S, I N LAN E C DUN T Y, 0 REG 0 N, PRO PER T Y T A X A C C 0 U N T N U M 8 E R 3 1 7 386
hereby grants, assigns, transfers and sets over tn C E N TEN N I A L 8 A N K, ITS S U C C E S S D R SAN D 0 R
ASS I G N S , hereinaft~r called assignee, and assignee's heirs, personal representatives, successors and'
assigns, all his beneficial interest in and under siUd trust deed, together, with the notes, moneys and obligations therein described
or referred to, with the interest thereon, and all rights and benefits whatsoever accrued or to accrue under said trust deed,
. The undersigned hereby covenants to and with said assignee that the undersigned is the beneficiary or his successor in
interest under said trust deed and is the owner and holder of the beneficial interest therein; that he has good right to sell,
transfer and assign the same, and the note or other'obligation secured thereby, and that there is now unpaid on the obligations,
secured by said trust deed the sum of not less than $ 1 0 9 . 3 5 6 , D D with interest theieon from 1 0 / 0.1 / 9 8
In construing this instrument and whenever the context hereof so requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine
and,the neuter and the singular includes the plural,
IN WITNESS'WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal; if the udersigned is a corporation, it has
caused its corporate 'name to be signed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto by its officers duly authorized thereunto by
order of its Board of Directors,
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All of Lot 4 and the East 21 feet of Lot 5, Block 71, PLAT OF WASHBURNE'S SUBDIVISION
OF THE SPRINGFIELD INVESTMENT & POWER COMPANY'S ADDITION to Springfield, as platted
and recorded in Book 2, Page 73, Lane County Oregon Plat Records, in Lane County,
Oregon.
Commonly Known.As: 841 B Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Date Received:
SEP 1 : 2D09
Original Submittal
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FERSCHWEILER Greg
Thursday, September 03, 2009 9:02 AM
JONES Terry (Tara); MARKARIAN Molly
RE: Washburne Locust Tree
Date Received:
Took a look at the tree on September 2, 2009
Here is a description of the species from Oregon State
SEP 1 C 2009
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. Deciduous tree, 30-50(80) ft [9-15(24) m], upright habit, bark reddish brown to almost black, deeply
furrowed, Stems zig-zag, often spiny, with paired stipular prickles at nodes, these are more prominent
on vigorous shoots and suckers, Terminal buds absent. Leaves alternate, compound (odd-pinnate), 15-
35 em long, with 7-19 opposite leaflets, each 2,5-5 em long, elliptic or ovate, bluish green. Flowers
white, 2,5 em pea-type, in 10-20 em long racemes, fragrant. Fruit pod-like, flat, brown-black 5-10 em
long, mature in Oct.
. Sun, will grow in about any soil except permanently wet. Dirr (p, 754) calls it an "alley cat" type tree
which can survive under the toughest conditions. Bees produce a delicious honey from the flowers.
Twigs and bark are poisonous to domestic livestock,
. Hardy to USDA Zone 3 Native from Pennsylvallia to Georgia, west to Iowa, Missouri, and
.Oklahoma,
So I met with Karin today at 9:00 to look a the tree. As suspected it is a mature Black Locust. The tree appears healthy
for its maturity. Karin reports that she picks up branches regularly which is a tendency of Locust as they are fast growing
and have brittle branches. There are three very large leaders off the trunk 15-20 feet above the ground. These leaders
are not attached to the trunk at optimal crotch angles and there is included bark between the leaders. It is normal for
this species to have weak crotch attachments. It is also normal for this species to have branch failures. There is
evidence of decay at the union of the leaders. The leaders are supporting .lot of weight due tei the size of the tree, A
conk is evident on the northwest side of the trunk. The extent of decay associated with the conk I could not determine!
without boring the tree. The most northwest leader is of concern because if it fails it will damage the neighbor's garage
and house. The conk is located directly below this leader which infers that this is a likely failure area. This leader is also
attached to the trunk at an awkward angle. A significant snow load could cause this leader to fail.
It would be hard for me to argue that the resident could not remove this tree, There is an obvious safety concern.
Whether it is a immediate public safety I would rather say eventually. The maturity of the tree and the evidence of trunk
decay suggests that it Vl/i11 begin a gradual decline in the near future, In order to make it safe it would require removal of
a main leader which supports 1/3 of the trees canopy, That is in itself radical trimming, Removal of that large a leader
would compromise the other leaders which already have questionable attachment. Removal of 1/3 of the canopy also
compromises the trees ability to photosynthize and is at the limit of canopy removal for normal trees, however black
locust have a tendency to tolerate extreme trimming and continue to live.
There is an option to cable the tree where the leaders are tied together with wire rope. This is an expensive alternative
and is usually used in conjunction with trimming. Regular inspections of the cabling is required. It is usually used on
trees where a person wants to save the tree.
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From: JONES Terry (Tara)
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10: 12 AM
To: FERSCHWEILER Greg ,
Cc: JONES Terry (Tara); MARKARIAN Molly
Subject: Washburne Locust Tree
Greg, fairly soon after you get back from vacation, could we go out and look at the Locust and decide how to handle the
situation? The,owners are Karin and Michael Harman at 841 B Street. Please call Karin to set a time you can go out
there and she will leave the backyard gate unlocked, Their number is 726-4023, She is pretty adamant that they want
to get rid of the tree,
The Historic Overlay district requires a Type II (public notice) land use application with Historic Commission approval of:
Removol or rodicol trimming of lorge established trees or vegetation; except where necessary for immediate
public safety as determined by the City Engineer,
I told her that if you couldn't determine the "immediate public safety" question, that she should hire an ISA Certified
Arborist to look at the tree. If the arborist is not conclusive about the immediate public safety issue, then it will have to
be a Type II Historic application. Thanks for all your help on this.
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Date Received:
SEP I 0 2009 '
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Thursday, September 03, 2009 9:02 AM
JONES Terry (Tara); MARKARIAN Molly
RE: Washburne Locust Tree
Took a look at the tree on September 2, 2009
Here is a description of the species from Oregon State
Robinia pseudoacacia Fabaceae
Black Locust ro-BIN-e-a soo-do-a-KA-se-a
. Deciduous tree, 30-50(80) ft [9-15(24) m], upright habit, bark reddish brown to almost black, deeply
furrowed, Stems zig-zag, often spiny, with paired stipular prickles at nodes, these are more prominent on
vigorous shoots and suckers, Terminal buds absent. Leaves alternate, compound (odd-pinnate), 15-35 cm long,
with 7-19 opposite leaflets, each 2.5-5 cm long, elliptic or ovate, bluish green, Flowers white, 2,5 cm pea-type,
in 10-20 cm long racemes, fragrant. Fruit pod-like, flat, brown-black 5-10 cm long, mature in Oct.
. Sun, will grow in about any soil except permanently wet. Dirr (p, 754) calls it an "alley cat" type tree which can
survive under the toughest conditions, Bees produce a delicious honey from the flowers. Twigs and bark are
poisonous to domestic livestock,
. Hardy to USDA Zone 3 Native from Pennsylvania to Georgia, west to Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma,
So I met with Karin today at 9:00 to look a the tree, As suspected it is a mature Black Locust, The tree appears healthy for its
maturity. Karin reports that she picks up branches regularly which is a tendency of Locust as they are fast growing and have
brittle branches, There are three very large leaders off the trunk 1S-20 feet above the ground. These leaders are not attached
to the trunk at optimal crotch angles and there is included bark between the leaders. It is normal for this species to have weak
crotch attachments, It is also normal for this species to have branch failures, There is evidence of decay at the union of the
leaders, The leaders are supporting lot of weight due to the size of the tree, A conk is evident on the northwest side of the
trunk, The extent of decay associated with the conk I could not determine without boring the tree. The most northwest leader
is of concern because if it fails it will damage the neighbor's garage and house. The conk is located directly below this leader
which infers that this is a likely failure area, This leader is also attached to the trunk at an awkward angle, A significant snow
load could cause this leader to fail.
It would be hard for me to argue that the resident could not remove this tree. There is an obvious safety concern. Whether it is
a immediate public safety I would rather say eventually, The maturity of the tree and the evidence of trunk decay suggests that
it will begin a gradual decline in the near future, In order to make it safe it would require removal of a main leader which
supports 1/3 of the trees canopy. That is in itself radical trimming. Removal of that large a leader would compromise the other
leaders which already have questionable attachment. Removal of 1/3 of the canopy also compromises the trees ability to
photosynthize and is at the limit of canopy removal for normal trees, however black locust have a tendency to tolerate extreme
trimming and continue to live,
There is an option to cable the tree where the leaders are tied together with wire rope, This is an expensive alternative and is
usually used in conjunction with trimming. Regular inspections of the cabling is required. It is usually used on trees where a
person wants to save the tree,
Date Recei 0 -:' .
From: JONES Terry (Tara)
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10: 12 AM
To: FERSCHWEILER Greg
Cc: JONES Terry (Tara); MARKARIAN Molly
Subject: Washburne Locust Tree
SEP 1 0 :: - j
Original Submittc-.,
Greg, fairly soon after you get back from vacation, could we go out and look at the Locust and decide how to handle the
situation? The owners are Karin and Michael Harman at 841 B Street, Please call Karin to set a time you can go out there and
she will leave the backyard gate unlocked, Their number is 726-4023, She is pretty adamant that they want to get rid of the
tree,
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The Historic Overlay district requires a Type II (public notice) land use application with Historic Commission approval of:
Removal or rodical trimming of large established trees or vegetation, except where necessary far immediate public safety
as determined by the City Engineer,
I told her that if you couldn't determine the "immediate public safety" question, that she should hire an ISA Certified Arborist to
look at the tree, Ifthe arborist is not conclusive about the immediate public safety issue, then it will have to be a Type II Historic
application, Thanks for all your help on this.
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Date Received:
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