Chino, CA Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)
Key Facts
- Section
- CMC § 12.16.240
- Applies to
- street and planting-strip trees
- Permit from
- city service department
- Source
- carried from prior code § 24-10(a)
Summary
In Chino, no one may remove, trim, prune, or cut a tree standing on a public street or planting strip without written permission from the city service department, which then supervises the work.
No person shall without written permission from the service department remove, trim, prune, or cut any tree upon the streets or planting strips. Upon such permission being granted to any person for the purpose of trimming, pruning, cutting, or removing any trees, such trimming, pruning, cutting, or removal shall be done under the general supervision of the service department. All stumps, including underground portions, shall be removed to a depth specified by the service department.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Chino Municipal Code § 12.16.240 requires written permission from the service department before anyone trims, prunes, cuts, or removes a street tree or a tree in a public planting strip; once granted, the work must proceed under the service department's general supervision, and any stumps, including underground portions, must be removed to a depth the department specifies. This governs public right-of-way trees, not trees entirely on private property. The provision is carried forward from the prior code § 24-10(a), with no separate codifying ordinance number printed in the current text.
Violations & Fines
Violating this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500, up to six months in county jail, or both (CMC § 12.16.300).
Frequently Asked Questions
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