Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Agoura Hills?

Agoura Hills's code: Yes. A development tree permit is required. (Applies to affordable housing overlay (AHO) or SB 9 projects with work inside the tree protection zone of a protected tree.) (§ 9657.7); 1 replacement tree of the same species, 24-inch box. (Protected trees removed under a general tree permit because they conflict with existing infrastructure and no reasonable mitigation can save them.) (§ 9657.4).

Tree removal in Agoura Hills: the local rules

Agoura Hills code What Agoura Hills's code adds
Permit to remove	Yes. A development tree permit is required. Applies: Applies to affordable housing overlay (AHO) or SB 9 projects with work inside the tree protection zone of a protected tree. § 9657.7 · code text A development tree permit shall be required for these projects if they involve activity within the TPZ of a protected tree
Replacement trees	1 replacement tree of the same species, 24-inch box. Applies: Protected trees removed under a general tree permit because they conflict with existing infrastructure and no reasonable mitigation can save them. § 9657.4 · code text One 24-inch box of the same species shall be planted for protected trees removed pursuant to section 9657.4.C.3. above. 2 or more replacement trees (24-, 36- or 60-inch box) per protected tree, set by trunk diameter and share removed. Applies: Development tree permit removals. Scrub oaks: an area equal to, 1.5 times or 2 times the area removed. Same species unless the city approves otherwise. § 9657.6 · code text For protected tree removals associated with development tree permits, the applicant shall provide replacement trees at the ratios outlined in Tables 1 and 2 below. 1 replacement tree of the same species, 24-inch box, for each protected tree removed. Applies: Applies to affordable housing overlay (AHO) projects that remove a protected tree other than a landmark tree. § 9657.7 · code text If a project involves the removal of a protected tree, other than a landmark tree, one (1) twenty-four-inch box replacement tree of the same species shall be planted on the site for each protected tree removed. Replant an area equal to the area removed, with scrub oaks of the same species 5 feet apart on center. Applies: Applies to affordable housing overlay (AHO) projects that remove scrub oaks. § 9657.7 · code text For scrub oak species, on-site replacement shall be equal to the square footage of the area removed, with scrub oaks of the same species planted to a five-foot on center spacing within the replacement area. At least 6 replacement trees, 24-inch box. Applies: Applies to affordable housing overlay (AHO) projects where state law forces the city to allow removal of a landmark tree. § 9657.7 · code text If the city is compelled to allow the removal of a landmark tree due to any provisions of state law, no less than six (6) twenty-four-inch box replacement trees shall be planted on the site. Plant off site, or pay in-lieu fees, for each replacement tree that cannot be planted on site. Applies: Development tree permits where site conditions or fire safety rules physically prevent planting all required replacement trees on site. § 9657.6 · code text the developer may propose off-site tree plantings in the same ratio as described below, or payment of in-lieu fees established by city council resolution for each tree that is not able to be planted on-site. No replacement is required unless the tree's death, removal or damage came from actions that broke this division. Applies: Applies to general tree permits, except removals because the tree conflicts with existing infrastructure. § 9657.4 · code text Mitigation shall not be required for all other general tree permits unless it is found that the death, removal, or damage of a protected tree was a result of actions that were taken in violation of this division. No replacement is required unless the tree's death, removal or damage came from actions that broke this division. Applies: Applies to hazardous tree permits. § 9657.5 · code text Mitigation shall not be required for hazardous tree permits unless it is found that the death, removal, or damage of a protected tree was a result of actions that were taken in violation of this division.

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