A list of heritage trees has been established by the city council by resolution, and may be amended from time to time. Any property owner in Laguna Beach desiring to have his/her own tree or trees placed on the heritage tree list may apply to the director of community development for inclusion of the tree or trees on the list. The application shall be made on forms provided and shall include the location of the tree or trees, and the reasons for qualification on the list, as found in Section 12.08.020. Notices shall be sent to the applicant and property owners within three hundred feet of the applicant’s property. Such noticing procedure shall comply with the requirements of Section 25.05.065. No tree shall be altered in any way after the day of application and until final determination has been made, and the notice shall so state. Placement of a tree or stand of trees on the heritage tree list shall require a majority vote of the city council.

     The city council, upon its own motion, may at any time review and reverse or modify its previous decisions to place any tree on the heritage tree list following the same public hearing and noticing procedure required above to designate a heritage tree. (Ord. 1344 § 1, 1998).