Climate Smart San Jose targets a 25% citywide tree canopy by 2040 to mitigate urban heat island effects. The Community Forest Management Plan and tree-protection rules guide planting, replacement, and species selection across public and private property.
Climate Smart San Jose's adaptation chapter sets a long-term goal of expanding urban tree canopy to 25% citywide by 2040, up from roughly 15% baseline, prioritizing heat-vulnerable neighborhoods in East San Jose, Alum Rock, and parts of South San Jose. The Community Forest Management Plan, administered by the Department of Transportation Urban Forestry Section, guides street-tree planting, species diversity, and replacement-on-removal. Private development triggers tree-replacement requirements under SJMC Chapter 13.32. Heat-island measures also include cool roofs, cool pavement, and landscape shading required by CALGreen Title 24 Part 11 for new commercial parking lots covering more than 5,000 square feet.
Removal of protected ordinance-size trees without a permit draws penalties up to $10,000 per tree under SJMC §13.32.310 and may require replacement plantings and restitution to the city's tree fund.
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California Title 24 Part 6 sets cool-roof solar reflectance and thermal-emittance minimums for low-slope and steep-slope roofs. San Jose reach codes under SJ...
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San Jose Public Works runs cool-pavement pilot installations applying reflective coatings to selected city streets to reduce surface temperatures, lower urba...
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San Jose requires replacement planting for all approved tree removals under SJMC Chapter 13.32. The standard replacement ratio is at least 1:1 with a 15-gall...
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