Get Ca Tree Removal Permit Application - City Of Walnut Creek 2010-2025

The Replanting Waiver Application is used when you want to count all the remaining existing trees on the property towards Title 11 density requirements to not have to replant a tree. This is an optional application with $100 non-refundable fee.

Public Tree Protection (Council Policy 900-19) – This policy provides protection to designated trees located in public rights-of-way, on City-owned open space, in parks or other publicly owned lands, wherever practical.

Before trimming, removing or planting trees or shrubs in the County Right-of-Way, the applicant must first obtain a permit for such work for health and safety purposes. There is no fee for a Tree Permit.

One Street Tree shall be planted or retained for each full increment of 25 linear feet per side of street frontage. When the required number of trees cannot be planted, a fee in lieu of planting may be required.

Trees on non-residentially zoned property always require a permit. In these cases, a Type I Minor Site Plan & Design Review Application with a Landscaping Addendum and/or Tree Removal Addendum is required. Street tree removals always require a permit. In these cases, a Street Tree Removal Application is required.

3-8.04 Tree Removal Permit Procedure. a. Time of Application. Any person desiring to cut down, destroy or remove one (1) or more trees on any property in the City of Walnut Creek shall file an application for a tree removal permit with the Director.

Rules and Regulations Tree removal on private property in San Diego does not require a permit. However if the tree is an oak, a permit has to be requested, since this tree is protected under state law. Consult the arborist coming to take down the tree, as they will be knowledgeable of city code.

Protected Trees: (a) Oak tree including Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) and California Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia), or any other tree of the oak genus indigenous to California but excluding the Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia). (b) Southern California Black Walnut (Juglans californica).

For trees located at the front of a privately-owned property, the easiest way to discern if it is owned by the City is by sidewalk separation. This means that if a tree is separated from your front yard by a City sidewalk, then it is located on City grounds.