Tree Protection in Rohnert Park, CA (2026)
2 verified tree protection rules for Rohnert Park, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Protected Tree Species
Rohnert Park's tree preservation chapter protects any private-land tree with a four-inch single trunk (or eight-inch combined multi-trunk) diameter unless it falls into one of eight exemption categories in § 17.15.030(B), including a named list of seven exempt species: Acacia, Tree of Heaven, Eucalyptus, Privet, Liquidambar, Monterey Pine and Lombardy poplar.
Protected Tree Species Rules in Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park Municipal Code § 17.15.030(B)
"Tree" means any living, woody plant having a single trunk diameter of four inches or more, or a combination of multiple trunks with a total diameter of eight inches or more. ... "Protected" means and includes any tree which is not exempt pursuant to Section 17.15.030.B (Exemptions), any tree which was required to be planted as environmental mitigation, or any tree identified by council resolut...
Parkway Planting
Rohnert Park's public works director keeps an approved list of trees that may go into the planting strip next to city streets, or within five feet of a street or sidewalk, and can set minimum spacing between species. A tree becomes a regulated 'street tree' once its trunk passes set size thresholds and half of it sits in the right-of-way.
Rohnert Park Street Tree Planting Rules
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park Municipal Code §§ 12.24.020, 12.24.040
"Street tree" means any tree having a single trunk circumference greater than six and twenty-five one hundredths inches or a diameter greater than two inches, a height of more than six feet, and one half or more of its trunk is within a public right of way or within five feet of the paved portion of a city street or a public sidewalk. ... The director of public works shall prepare a list of tre...
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