Tree Protection in Anaheim, CA (2026)
3 verified tree protection rules for Anaheim, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Heritage & Protected Trees
The Anaheim City Council can designate any tree on public property as a 'landmark tree' based on its age, size, species or historical value, and once designated, a landmark tree cannot be removed without Council approval and specific findings under Chapter 11.12 of the Municipal Code.
Anaheim Landmark Tree Designation
Some RestrictionsAnaheim Municipal Code § 11.12.010
11.12.010 LANDMARK TREES DESIGNATED BY CITY COUNCIL. Upon recommendation of the Director of Community Services, the City Council may designate as a landmark tree any tree on public property. In making such designation, the City Council shall consider the age, size, shape, species, location, historical association, visual quality or other contribution which the tree makes to the City's charac...
Protected Tree Species
In Anaheim's Santa Ana Canyon Scenic Corridor (SC) Overlay Zone, a City permit is required before destroying a 'Specimen Tree,' defined as any oak 25 inches or more in trunk circumference, or any pepper or sycamore 50 inches or more in circumference, measured four feet above grade.
Anaheim Specimen Tree Protection Rules
Some RestrictionsAnaheim Municipal Code § 18.18.040
18.18.040 TREE PRESERVATION. .0101 "Specimen Tree" shall mean any tree of the Quercus varieties (Oak) with a trunk measuring twenty-five (25) inches or greater in circumference; or any tree of the Schinus varieties (Pepper) and Platanus varieties (Sycamore), with trunks measuring fifty (50) inches or greater in circumference; measurements of circumference shall be taken at a point fou...
Parkway Planting
Anaheim requires the adjacent property owner to landscape and maintain the parkway strip between sidewalk and curb under Municipal Code Sec. 18.46.150, limiting materials to lawn, artificial turf, ground cover, low shrubs, and approved trees.
Anaheim Parkway Landscaping Standards
Some RestrictionsAnaheim Municipal Code Sec. 18.46.150
18.46.150 PARKWAY LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE. All parkways shall be landscaped and maintained by the nearest adjacent property owner in accordance with the provisions of this section. .010 Parkway landscaping shall consist of a combination of the following: .0101 Lawn not exceeding four inches in height. .0102 Artificial turf in compliance with Section 18.46.055 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. ...
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