Tree removal permit rules in Lynwood, CA — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Lynwood Municipal Code Section 13-2 protects native, specimen, landmark, and public trees. Removing a protected tree without a permit is prohibited, though pruning or removing ordinary unprotected private trees needs no permit.
Section 13-2.3 (Ord. #1648) protects native and specimen trees in city parkways and in established front, required side, corner, or rear yards of residential property, plus all areas of other zoning districts; landmark trees everywhere; and public trees everywhere. Section 13-2.15 makes it a prohibited act to remove a landmark tree without a permit, to injure or remove a protected native or specimen tree without a permit, or to injure or remove a public tree. Native trees are coast live oak, canyon oak, Engelmann oak, California walnut, or Brisbane box over eight inches in diameter. Section 13-2.14 exempts hazardous trees needing immediate action, city work, and projects with prior approvals. Section 13-2.13 keeps all public tree removal in city hands.
Removing a protected tree without a permit violates Section 13-2.15, prosecuted under Chapter 1 (Section 13-2.22). Permits may impose conditions such as replacement canopy. Section 13-2.21 requires ten days' notice to abutting owners before the city removes a public tree.
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