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Landscaping Rules in Cathedral City, CA (2026)

2 verified landscaping rules for Cathedral City, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Tree Trimming

In Cathedral City, § 13.80.040 makes it a public nuisance to let trees, shrubs or plants grow into or over a public right-of-way, easement, sidewalk or roadway where they obstruct pedestrians or vehicles, or to leave dead or fallen limbs that create a safety hazard. The code prints no clearance height in feet.

Cathedral City Tree and Shrub Right-of-Way Nuisance

Some Restrictions

Cathedral City Municipal Code § 13.80.040

It is unlawful and it shall be a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any premises or property in the city to maintain such premises or property in such a manner that has resulted in: (a) trees and shrubs with dead or fallen limbs or branches to present a safety hazard or restrict, impede or obstruct the use of a public right-of-way, easeme...

Weed Ordinances

In Cathedral City, overgrown weeds on a front or visible side yard or on a sidewalk are a public nuisance under § 13.80.035. The section prints no height in inches or feet, so the test is whether the weeds are overgrown. The City Council can also declare a specific parcel a weed nuisance by resolution under § 13.80.220.

Cathedral City Overgrown Weeds Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

Cathedral City Municipal Code § 13.80.035

It is unlawful and it shall be a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any premises or property in the city to maintain such premises or property in a manner that has resulted in overgrown weeds to be present on any front and visible side yards and sidewalks.

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