Redman, who confirmed the existence of the program and that his office had sent out dozens of such letters, but punted any other questions to PR people.Īpparently, one property owner who received a letter contacted the city. Please contact Ralph Redman at or 61 if you have any questions or concerns regarding the tree removal. The tree(s) identified above are scheduled for removal by a City of San Diego contractor within the next few weeks. Accordingly, the Authority is working with the City of San Diego to mitigate these obstructions to meet California and Federal requirements. The Authority is the entity tasked with ensuring the mitigation of obstructions surrounding SDIA. Moreover, obstructions constitute a violation of California Public Utilities Code Section 21659(a). Obstructions, such as the ones identified above, have a detrimental impact on airport operations, particularly during periods of reduced visibility, low clouds, or nighttime operations. that intrudes into the protected airspace that surrounds San Diego International Airport (“SDIA”). An independent survey recently conducted on behalf of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (the “Authority”) show a palm tree (see attached map) located in the public right-of-way adjacent to 4404 Newport Ave. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires airport owners to survey the surrounding airspace and runway approach paths. Re: Notice to Adjacent Property Owners – City of San Diego Airport Obstruction Removal Here is the text of the letter sent to the property owner(s) at 4404 Newport, dated Oct. In addition, the letter says the airport is responsible for mitigating any obstructions and the tree will be removed by an independent contractor working for the city:
that intrudes into the protected airspace that surrounds San Diego International Airport (“SDIA”).” “show a palm tree … located in the public right-of-way adjacent to 4404 Newport Ave. It says “an independent survey” had been recently conducted on the airport’s behalf which. One letter was sent to the property owner at 4404 Newport Avenue, warning them of the “obstruction” in a public right-of-way adjacent to their property. The letter even cites a California law, saying “obstructions constitute a violation of California Public Utilities Code Section 21659(a).” The letters inform the property owner that the FAA requires the airport to survey “surrounding airspace and runway approach paths,” to locate “obstructions” which “have a detrimental impact on airport operations, particularly during periods of reduced visibility, low clouds, or nighttime operations.” The San Diego Airport, working with the City of San Diego, is set to remove palm trees in Point Loma, unilaterally and with or without local adjacent property owners’ consent.ĭozens of letters were sent out by the Airport this month addressed to adjacent property owners in Point Loma warning them that a City of San Diego contractor would be removing palm trees within the next couple of weeks. Photo shows 2 tall palm trees in the ROW adjacent to 4404 Newport Ave.