Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Rohnert Park?

Rohnert Park's code: Street trees follow the separate public tree care rules instead. (Applies to street trees.) (§ 17.15.030); No separate tree removal permit; the work is processed with the project's main approval request. (Applies to tree work that is part of a larger project.) (§ 17.15.030).

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Exemptions	Street trees follow the separate public tree care rules instead. Applies: Applies to street trees. § 17.15.030 · code text A street tree, as defined in the Rohnert Park Municipal Code, Title 12 (Streets and Sidewalks), Section 12.24.020(H), in which case alteration, removal, or relocation shall be governed by Chapter 12.24 (Public Tree Care); No separate tree removal permit; the work is processed with the project's main approval request. Applies: Applies to tree work that is part of a larger project. § 17.15.030 · code text Any proposed tree alteration, removal, or relocation which is part of a larger project. In such cases, the alteration, removal, or relocation shall be processed along with the primary entitlement request which was submitted for the project; Pruning to ISA standards that removes no more than one third of the canopy. Applies: Applies to tree pruning on private property. § 17.15.030 · code text Tree pruning on private property which will be performed in conformance with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) standards and in which no more than one third of the tree canopy will be removed; Trees found to be an imminent threat to public health, safety or general welfare. Applies: As decided by the director of public safety, director of public works, city arborist or director of community development. § 17.15.030 · code text Trees which have been determined to be an imminent threat to the public's health, safety, or general welfare as determined by either the director of public safety, director of public works, city's arborist, or director of community development; Acacia, Tree of Heaven, Eucalyptus, Privet, Liquidambar, Monterey Pine or Lombardi poplar. Applies: Applies to any of the listed tree species. § 17.15.030 · code text Any of the following trees: Acacia spp. (Acacia), Ailanthus spp. (Tree of Heaven), Eucalyptus spp., Ligustrum spp. (Privet), Liquidambar styraciflua (Liquidambar), Pinus radiata (Monterey Pine), or Populus lombardii (Lombardi poplar); A tree growing in the wrong place that should be removed to protect a structure or property. Applies: Only when the city arborist holds that opinion. § 17.15.030 · code text Any tree which, in the opinion of the city arborist, is growing in an inappropriate location and should be removed to preserve a structure or other real property; Any tree on a residential lot fully developed with a detached single-family home. Applies: Only lots fully developed with a detached single-family home. § 17.15.030 · code text Any tree which is located on a residential lot which is fully developed with a detached, single-family residence; Orchard trees planted or kept as a cash crop or for commercial purposes. Applies: Applies to orchard trees. § 17.15.030 · code text Orchard trees which have been planted or held for cash crop or commercial purpose. No tree security deposit for a remodel, repair or addition to a single-family home on a developed lot. Applies: Applies to tree security deposits for projects with a tree-protection approval condition. § 17.15.070 · code text A remodel, repair, or addition to a single-family residence on a developed lot.
Permit to remove	Yes, a tree removal permit is required. Applies: Applies to any tree on private property that is not exempt. § 17.15.030 · code text No person shall alter, remove, or relocate any tree on private property that is not exempted by this chapter, unless the community development director or his/her designee has issued a tree removal permit in accordance with Section 17.15.040 (Permit processing).
Replacement trees	The deposit buys replacement trees if a protected tree dies or is harmed within 24 months of occupancy. Applies: Projects with a tree-protection approval condition, when site development causes the harm. § 17.15.070 · code text In the event that a protected tree does not survive or is otherwise harmed as a result of site development within twenty-four months measured from the date of project occupancy, the city of Rohnert Park shall use the security deposit funds to purchase replacement trees for on- or off-site use.

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