Tree removal permit rules in Rialto, 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 street or parkway tree requires prior written permission from the public services director, and the city's published criteria allow removal only of dead, hazardous, damaging, or incompatible trees; healthy trees are not approved for removal.
RMC 11.08.070 makes it unlawful to plant or remove any street tree without prior written permission from the director; permission is valid for 30 days and may be conditioned on replacement planting under the street tree plan (11.08.030). The city's published Criteria for Tree Removal authorizes removal for dead trees or trees in significant irreversible decline (more than one-third of the crown dead), potentially hazardous and uncorrectable structure, untreatable insect or disease infestation, or damage to sidewalks, curbs, buildings, or utilities where the repair cost exceeds the tree's appraised value. A trunk centered within five feet of a utility line is presumed to have caused the damage. The city may require reimbursement for removed or damaged public trees (11.08.080).
Willfully or negligently destroying, defacing, or injuring a public tree is unlawful (RMC 11.08.090), and the city may require reimbursement of the tree's value and replacement costs (11.08.080).
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