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Chapter 32

Oakdale Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Oakdale

TREES AND SHRUBS

§ 32-1. Definitions. § 32-8. Pruning by utility companies.
§ 32-2. Compliance with street tree § 32-9. Commercial tree trimming
plan. license.
§ 32-3. Enforcement of chapter. § 32-10. Dangerous trees declared
§ 32-4. Permission to plant street trees nuisance and prohibited;
required. removal of dangerous trees.
§ 32-5. Prohibited trees. § 32-11. Mistletoe.
§ 32-6. Planting of trees in conjunction § 32-12. Abuse or mutilation of trees.
with all new residential § 32-13. Appeals from decisions of
construction. building official.
§ 32-7. Trimming or removal of trees § 32-14. Liability of city.
generally. § 32-15. Street tree plan.

§ 32-1. Definitions. [Ord. No. 467, § 2.]

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

BUILDER — Any person building a residence or causing to have built a residence.

PARKWAY — The area between a sidewalk and curb.

STREET TREE AREA — That area between the sidewalk and the line five feet from the property line on the private property side.

STREET TREE PLAN — The street tree plan of the city, as adopted and made a part of this chapter and as the same may hereafter be from time to time amended.

STREET TREES — Trees approved by this chapter for planting in street tree areas and parkways.

§ 32-2. Compliance with street tree plan.[2] [Ord. No, 467, § 3.]

All trees and shrubs planted in the street tree areas and parkways shall conform as to species and location with the street tree plan of the city.

§ 32-3. Enforcement of chapter. [Ord. No. 467, § 4.]

The building official is empowered and directed to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

1. For state law authorizing city to plant shade trees in the streets, etc. , see Gov. C. , § 40401. As to cutting, removing, injuring, etc., of trees, see Pen. C., § 384a. See also Pen. C. , § 622. As to street trees in subdivisions, see § 31-44 of this Code.

2. As to streets and sidewalks generally, see ch. 30 of this Code.

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City of Oakdale, CA § 32-4

OAKDALE CITY CODE

§ 32-10

§ 32-4. Permission to plant street trees required. [Ord. No. 467, § 5.]

No trees or shrubs shall be planted in any street tree or parkway area without permission of the building official and the building official shall require that all new plantings of street trees shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the street tree plan.

§ 32-5. Prohibited trees. [Ord. No. 467, § 6.]

It shall be unlawful to plant in the street tree or parkway area the following trees: Acacia, Palm, Poplar, Tree of Heaven, Conifers, Sycamore.

It shall be unlawful to plant Willow, Cottonwood or Poplar trees anywhere in the city, unless the city administrator approves the site as one where the roots are not within one hundred feet of, and will not interfere with, a public sewer.

§ 32-6. Planting of trees in conjunction with all new residential construction. [Ord. No. 467, § 7.]

Before the final inspection on any new residential construction, the builder shall have planted the street trees in either the street tree areas or parkways in accordance with this chapter and the street tree plan and the planting thereof shall be as directed by the building official. Watering and care of the trees thereafter shall be the responsibility of the owners of the property.

§ 32-7. Trimming or removal of trees generally. [Ord. No. 467, § 8.]

No person shall cut, prune, remove, injure or interfere with any tree upon or in any street tree area or other public place in the city without prior permission and approval therefor from the building official. The building official is hereby authorized to grant such permission at his discretion and where necessary. Except those issued to public utility companies, as provided in section 32-8, no such permission granted shall be valid for a longer period than thirty days after its issuance.

§ 32-8. Pruning by utility companies. [Ord. No. 467, § 9.]

Public utility companies shall be required to secure annual permits to trim or prune trees which create a hazard to their facilities.

§ 32-9. Commercial tree trimming license. [Ord. No. 467, § 10.]

Any person engaging in the business of pruning, trimming or removing of trees in the city shall secure an annual permit to so operate from the building official. This permit is in addition to all other business licenses required by this Code. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of the permit. As a condition to obtaining the permit, the person shall furnish satisfactory proof to the building official that he has public liability insurance covering the pruning, trimming or removing trees, in minimum amounts of twenty-five thousand dollars for injury to any one individual, fifty thousand dollars in the aggregate, and property damage insurance in the minimum amount of five thousand dollars. The policy of insurance, or certificate thereof, shall be filed with the building official, prior to the issuance of the license, and such person shall keep the insurance in full force and effect during the term of the permit.

§ 32-10. Dangerous trees declared nuisance and prohibited; removal of dangerous trees. [Ord. No. 467, § 11.]

Any tree or shrub growing in a street tree area or public place which is endangering or which in any way

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City of Oakdale, CA § 32-10

TREES AND SHRUBS

§ 32-15

may endanger the security or usefulness of any public street, sidewalk or other public place or the full and safe operation of public utility wires, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and the building official may cause the same to be trimmed or removed. The building official shall notify the owner, or his duly authorized agent, in writing, that such trees or shrubs are a nuisance and shall be trimmed or removed. Failure of the property owner or his duly authorized agent to remove or trim such trees or shrubs within thirty days after receipt of the notice by the building official, shall be a violation of this chapter, and the building official may then cause the trees or shrubs to be removed or trimmed and assess the cost against the property owner. If existing street trees are removed, they shall be replaced with trees which conform to the street tree plan.

§ 32-11. Mistletoe. [Ord. No. 467, § 12.]

Mistletoe growing in any tree in the city is hereby declared to be a nuisance. The building official may cause mistletoe growing in any tree in the street tree area to be removed. In the case of mistletoe growing on trees on private property, or in the private property portion of the street tree area, the building official, or his duly authorized representative, shall notify the owner, or his duly authorized agent, in writing that such mistletoe is a nuisance and should be removed. Failure of the property owner to remove or to have such mistletoe removed within thirty days, after receipt of the notice shall be a violation of this chapter and the building official may then remove, or cause to be removed, such mistletoe and the cost of removal shall be assessed against the property owner.

§ 32-12. Abuse or mutilation of trees. [Ord. No. 467, § 13.]

It shall be a violation of this chapter to abuse, destroy or mutilate any tree, plant or shrub in a street tree area or any other public place in the city or to attach or place any rope, wire (other than one used to support a young or broken tree), sign, poster, handbill or other things to or on any tree growing in a public place or to cause or permit any wire charged with electricity to be placed or attached to any such tree, except for temporary Christmas decorations, or allow any gaseous, liquid or solid substances which are harmful to such trees to come in contact with their roots or leaves.

§ 32-13. Appeals from decisions of building official. [Ord. No. 467, § 14.]

Appeals from any direction or order given by the building official shall be made in writing to the city administrator. Further appeal to the city council from any direction or order given or made by the city administrator under the provisions of this chapter may be made by filing written notice thereof with the city clerk within ten days after the receipt of such direction or order, stating in substance that the appeal is being made from such direction or order to the city council. The city clerk shall thereupon call such appeal to the attention of the city council at their next regular meeting, at which time and place the appellant and city administrator may present evidence. Action by the city council after such hearing shall be conclusive and final and in the event the city council shall uphold the direction or order of the city administrator, the property owner, or his duly authorized agent, shall within fifteen days thereafter comply with such direction or order.

§ 32-14. Liability of city. [Ord. No. 467, § 15.]

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to impose any liability upon the city, its officers or employees, nor to relieve the owner of any private property from the duty to keep any tree, shrub or plant upon his property or under his control in such condition as to prevent it from constituting a hazard or an impediment to travel or vision upon any street, park, pleasure ground, boulevard, alley or public place within the city.

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City of Oakdale, CA § 32-15

OAKDALE CITY CODE

§ 32-15

§ 32-15. Street tree plan. [Ord. No. 467, § 16.]

The street tree plan of the city is as follows:

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TREE PLAN
UTILITY HEIGHT
Interval
Under 35 feet 35-50 Feet No Overhead Planning
X X X 35'
PARKWAYS 1-1/2' - 3' wide
1. Lagerstroemia Indica (crepe X
myrtle)
PARKWAYS 3' - 4' wide
2. Golden Rain (Modesto X
recommends) Koelreuteria
Paniculata (good lawn tree)
3. Trees, #1 above X 35'
4. Betula Alba (deep open soil) X
(white birch)
5. Betula Alba Pendula (weeping X 35'
birch)
6. Prunus Blireana (double flower- X 35'
foliage fades in heat, subject to
aphids)
7. Prunus Vesuvius Krauter (single X 35'
flower - foliage stays red in
summer)
PARKWAYS 4' - 6' wide
8. Pistacia Chinensis (Chinese X 45'
Pistache, Keith Davey, Male)
9. Ginkco Ciloba (Autumn Gold, X 45'
Male - Maidenhair tree)
10. Querous Ilex (Holly Oak)
PARKWAYS 6' wide or more
11. Zelkova Serrata X 60'
12. Liquidambar Styaci Flua (Palo X 60'
Alto Sweet Gum)
13. Liquidambar Formosana X 40'
14. Magnolia Grandiflora Stalwart X 40'
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City of Oakdale, CA § 32-15

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§ 32-15

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TREE PLAN
UTILITY HEIGHT
Interval
Under 35 feet 35-50 Feet No Overhead Planning
15. Quercus Suber (Cork Oak) (drop X 50'
leaves in Spring)
16. Acer Plantanoides Schwedleri X 40'
(Aphids - apt to burn) (can plant
in 5' parkway)
17. Honey Locust Morraine - limbs X 45'
need more pruning than Imperial
or Majestic (turn in)
18. Honey Locust (Imperial - hold X 45'
leaves longer and get them
earlier)
19. Honey Locust (Sunburst - X 40'
smaller copper yellow, new
growth in summer)
20. Honey Locust (Skyline - X 45'
narrower) (the above honey
locust are seedless, podless)
21. Sophora Japonica (Chinese 40'
Pagoda)
22. All trees listed for 1-1/2' to 6'
parkways above
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All trees approved for parkways may be planted in street tree areas.

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Oakdale Municipal Code
  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
  4. Article IV — Fees and Charges.
  5. Chapter 4
  6. Article I — In General
  7. Article II — Dogs
  8. Article III
  9. Article IV — Permissible Household Pets, Etc.
  10. Article V — Abatement of Vicious Dogs
  11. Chapter 6
  12. Chapter 7
  13. Article I — Administration — General
  14. Article XIII — System Development Charges
  15. Article I
  16. Article II
  17. Article III
  18. Article 300.21 — (a) is added to read as follows:
  19. Article IV
  20. Article V
  21. Article VI — California Energy Code [Ord. No. 1243-16; amended…
  22. Article VII
  23. Article VIII
  24. Article IX
  25. Article X
  26. Article XI
  27. Chapter 8 — Referenced Standards is amended as follows:
  28. Article XII — Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy System Pe…
  29. Article XIII
  30. Article XIV — Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Str…
  31. Chapter 8
  32. Chapter 9
  33. Chapter 10
  34. Chapter 11
  35. Article II — Transactions and use tax.[3 ]
  36. Article III — Transient Occupancy Tax.[5 ]
  37. Article IV — Documentary Stamp Tax.[6 ]
  38. Article V — Financial Plan
  39. Article VI — City Treasurer Investments
  40. Article VII — Cannabis Business Tax [Added 12-10-2018 by Ord. …
  41. Article VIII — Parking and Business Improvement Area [Adopted …
  42. Article X — Crane Crossing Specific Plan - Plan Area Fee Progr…
  43. Chapter 12
  44. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION PERMITS
  45. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  46. Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES FIRE APPARATUS ROADS
  47. Chapter 5
  48. Chapter 5
  49. Chapter 5
  50. Chapter 6
  51. Chapter 6
  52. Chapter 11
  53. Chapter 24 — FLAMABLE FINISHES
  54. Chapter 35
  55. Chapter 41
  56. Chapter 50 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS GENERAL PROVISIONS
  57. Chapter 55
  58. Chapter 56
  59. Chapter 57
  60. Chapter 61
  61. Chapter 13
  62. Chapter 14
  63. Article VI — Disposal of Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances
  64. Article I — Waitresses and Entertainers
  65. Article II — Smoking at Council Meetings
  66. Article III — Smoking Pollution Control
  67. Article V — Waste Containers.
  68. Article VI — Disposal of Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances
  69. Chapter 15
  70. Chapter 16
  71. Chapter 17
  72. Chapter 18
  73. Article II — Abandoned, Wrecked, etc., Vehicles
  74. Article III — Railroad Crossing Permits
  75. Article IV
  76. Article V — Paid Parking Zones and Parking Permits[1 ]
  77. Article VI — Privately Owned and Maintained Roads and Parking …
  78. Article VII — Police Towing Services
  79. Article VIII — Traffic Rules
  80. Article X — Turning Movements
  81. Article XI — One-Way Alleys
  82. Article XII — Right-of-Way
  83. Article XIII — Public Offenses
  84. Article XIV — General Penalty
  85. Chapter 18A
  86. Chapter 19
  87. Article I — Offenses – Miscellaneous
  88. Article II — Graffiti[3 ]
  89. Article III
  90. Article IV — Coasting Devices
  91. Article V — Administrative Citation Process
  92. Article VI — Administrative Remedies
  93. Article VII
  94. Article VIII — Oakdale Massage Establishment Regulations
  95. Article X
  96. Article XI
  97. Article XII
  98. Article XIII
  99. Article XIV — Squatter Camps
  100. Article XV
  101. Article XVI — Noise Control [Added 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 1263]
  102. Chapter 20
  103. Article III — Parks
  104. Article IV — Special Events
  105. Article V — Senior Citizens Commission
  106. Article VI — Drug Free Zones
  107. Chapter 21
  108. Chapter 22
  109. Article II — Police Relief and Pension Fund
  110. Chapter 23
  111. Chapter 24
  112. Chapter 25 — PURCHASES
  113. Chapter 26
  114. Article II — Collection and Disposal
  115. Article IV — Defacing Public and Private Property
  116. Article V — Legislative Recycling Mandates
  117. Chapter 28
  118. Article I — General Provisions
  119. Article II — Fees and Charges
  120. Article III — Sewer Mains and Sewer Laterals
  121. Article IV — Industrial Users
  122. Article V — Industrial Users' Discharge Permits
  123. Article VI — Enforcement
  124. Chapter 29
  125. Chapter 30
  126. Article II
  127. Article III — Trenching
  128. Article IV — Numbering of Streets
  129. Article V — Maintenance Districts
  130. Chapter 31
  131. Article II — Definitions and Responsibilities
  132. Article IV — Tentative Subdivision Maps
  133. Article V — Final Subdivision Maps
  134. Article VII — Vesting Tentative Maps for Residential Subdivisi…
  135. Article VIII — Dedications. Reservations, and Development Fees
  136. Article XI — Reversions to Acreage
  137. Article XII
  138. Article XIII — Correction and Amendment of Maps.
  139. Article XIV — Enforcement.
  140. Chapter 31A
  141. Chapter 32
  142. Chapter 33
  143. Article II — Disposition of Surplus Property
  144. Article III — Purchase by City Employees of Unclaimed or Surpl…
  145. Chapter 34
  146. Chapter 35
  147. Article II — Mains, Laterals and Hydrants
  148. Article III — Fees and Charges
  149. Article VII — Backflow and Cross-Connection Control
  150. Chapter 36
  151. Part I — General Provisions.
  152. Part II — Specific Plan Preparation Process.
  153. Part I — General Provisions
  154. Chapter 37
  155. Article II
  156. Article III — Regulations for Cannabis Businesses
  157. Article IV — Appeals and Enforcement
  158. Chapter DL

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