Tree removal permit rules in Dublin, CA — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Removing a designated heritage tree requires a permit from the Community Development Director under DMC 5.60.050(a). Removing a city street tree requires an encroachment permit (DMC 7.56.050). Ordinary private trees that are not heritage trees generally do not need a city permit.
Whether you need a permit to remove a tree in Dublin depends on the tree. A "heritage tree" - any oak, bay, cypress, maple, redwood, buckeye, or sycamore with a trunk of twenty-four (24) inches or more in diameter measured at four (4) feet six (6) inches above natural grade, plus trees required to be preserved by a prior approval or planted as a replacement - cannot be removed from any property in Dublin without a permit from the Director (DMC 5.60.050(A)). Exceptions allow removal of a heritage tree posing an immediate hazard to life or property with approval of the Director, City Engineer, Police Chief, or Fire Chief, and removal approved as part of a city-approved development entitlement (DMC 5.60.050(B)). Separately, removing any city street tree, protected tree, or heritage planting in the public right-of-way is unlawful without an encroachment permit from Public Works (DMC 7.56.050). A non-heritage tree on private property generally needs no city removal permit, though it may be protected if a prior development condition required its preservation. Unlawful removal carries steep penalties (see Tree Protection - Removal Permits). Planning Division: (925) 833-6610.
Unlawfully removing a heritage tree triggers a civil penalty equal to twice the appraised value of the tree plus the City's appraisal costs, mandatory replacement with the same species, and a possible citation (DMC 5.60.120).
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