Upland, CA Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

070 states plainly that routine care and maintenance of street trees is assigned to the public works director, that all street trees are cared for and maintained by the city's designated contractor, and that no permits will be issued to any person or entity to prune or remove public trees; all pruning and removal must be undertaken by city staff or the city's contractor. 090, which makes it unlawful for any person to interfere with the city manager or authorized personnel while they are planting, mulching, pruning, or removing any tree, shrub, or plant in a street or public place.

080 requires the city manager to weigh options such as not making the improvement, displacing the sidewalk or curb laterally, widening the parkway, or relocating the sidewalk, before allowing any action that might damage, destabilize, or force removal of a street tree. A homeowner who wants trimming done cannot hire their own tree service to touch a public parkway tree; the request goes to the public works department, which handles it through the city's own crew or contractor.