Tree Protection in Cathedral City, CA (2026)
1 verified tree protection rules for Cathedral City, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Parkway Planting
In Cathedral City, anyone can plant and maintain a lawn within a public street right-of-way without a permit, but the lawn cannot extend into the traveled way, drainage ditches or gutters, and the public keeps the right to walk on it. Hedges and fences in the right-of-way need a permit.
Parkway Planting Rules in Cathedral City, CA
Light RestrictionsCathedral City Municipal Code § 14.16.440
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any person may plant and maintain a lawn of any grass, or type not prohibited by other law, within the right-of-way of a public street without a permit. However, the lawn shall not extend into the traveled way of any public street nor into drainage ditches, gutters or other drainage facilities. The general public may not be denied the u...
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