Tree Protection in Sacramento County, CA (2026)

Sacramento County Code §§ 19.04.030(5), 19.04.050(a) (Tree Ordinance)

"Heritage tree" means a California oak tree growing on any land in Sacramento County, including privately owned land, with a trunk sixty inches or greater in girth measured four and one-half feet above the ground... When an application is made under the County zoning regulations for a variance, consideration shall be given to the presence of a landmark or heritage tree on the parcel of real pro...

Sacramento County Code § 19.12.060

No person shall trench, grade or fill within the dripline of any tree or destroy, kill or remove any tree as defined, in the designated urban area of the unincorporated area of Sacramento County, on any property, public or private, without a tree permit, or unless authorized as a condition of a discretionary project approval by the Board of Supervisors, County Planning Commission, Zoning Board ...

Sacramento County Code § 19.04.060(a)

Developers of new subdivisions shall convey to the County planting easements along all County streets. The easements shall measure no less than five feet in depth and shall extend across the entire width of the lot. The easements shall be located adjacent to the easements required for underground utilities and facilities. Developers are not required to convey planting easements encumbering sin...