Sec. 26-259. - Permit required.

(a)

No person, firm or corporation shall remove, relocate, or destroy any significant tree on private or public property within City limits (including an applicant for a building permit) without first obtaining a tree permit from the Community Development Director or their designee. Any significant tree located in or on public property requires a tree permit approval from the Public Services Department.

(b)

No person, firm or corporation shall remove, relocate, or destroy any heritage tree on private or public property within City limits (including an applicant for a building permit) without first obtaining a tree permit from the Planning Commission and/or the Public Services Department. The required mailing labels for the five-hundred-foot (500) property owner notification shall be supplied by the applicant.

(c)

No person shall prune or trim more than twenty (20) percent of live foliage or limbs from any oak tree as defined in this article, or cause the same to be done, unless tree permit is first obtained from the planning division (on private property, or from the public services department (public property). Pursuant to chapter 24 of this Code no unauthorized person shall remove, destroy, prune, or trim any portion of any tree located in or on public property. In addition, any tree with a caliper of one (1) foot or larger located on public property requires a tree permit approval from the public services department.

(d)

No tree permit shall be issued for the removal of any heritage tree or significant tree on any lot associated with a development application, unless all discretionary approvals have been obtained from the City.

(e)

No tree permit shall be issued to remove any Oak (Quercus) which is greater than three (3) feet in caliper if the purpose of the removal is to change the landscape design or for a driveway approach.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)