Upland, CA Landscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage Trees (2026)
Tree removal permit rules in Upland, CA, sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances, list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Key Facts
- Permitting authority
- City Manager, final authority
- Governing section
- UMC § 12.24.100
- Euclid Avenue exception
- Governed by Resolution No. 1452
- City hazard removal
- City may remove any tree it deems dangerous
- Default penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 / 6 months
Summary
No one may remove a tree from an Upland parkway or parking strip without a permit from the city manager, who holds final authority over every removal under Municipal Code § 12.24.100. Euclid Avenue trees follow a separate city council policy, and the city itself can remove any tree it decides poses a danger or hazard.
Final authority for the removal of all trees rests with the city manager. No trees shall be removed from the parkways or parking strips, except on Euclid Avenue, without a required permit to be issued by the city manager. Removal of trees on Euclid Avenue shall be subject to the policy of the city council established by Resolution No. 1452 now in effect or as may be amended. The city may remove any tree if its existence, in the opinion of the city, constitutes a danger or hazardous condition.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
100 states plainly: 'Final authority for the removal of all trees rests with the city manager. ' Euclid Avenue trees are carved out separately: their removal 'shall be subject to the policy of the city council established by Resolution No. F. The city retains independent authority to remove a tree at any time it decides, in the city's opinion, that the tree's existence constitutes a danger or hazardous condition, regardless of whether a property owner has applied for or been denied a permit. 140.
Violations & Fines
Removing a parkway or parking-strip tree without the city manager's permit violates § 12.24.100 directly. Damaging, destroying or mutilating a tree, or attaching signs, ropes or wires to one outside the nuisance-abatement exception, violates § 12.24.120. Neither section states its own fine, so the citywide default in UMC § 1.16.010 governs: a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in custody, or both, with unresolved nuisance conditions also subject to abatement and cost assessment against the property under Chapter 8.12 as incorporated by § 12.24.140.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit to remove a parkway tree in Upland?
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Sources & Official References
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