Street trees and trees in the public right-of-way are regulated under Division 11 (Public Parks, Beaches and Street Trees) of the SBMC. A city permit is required to plant, prune, remove, or substantially alter any street tree.
Division 11 of the San Buenaventura Municipal Code governs public parks, beaches, and street trees. The City Urban Forester (Parks Division) issues permits for planting, pruning, root pruning, or removing trees located in the parkway/right-of-way and for designated heritage trees. Private property owners may trim trees on their own land without a permit unless the tree is a designated landmark/heritage tree or affects a protected species. Trimming work in the public right-of-way must follow ANSI A300 standards and is typically reserved to licensed tree contractors. California Civil Code §841 governs boundary-tree co-ownership between neighbors; California has no general statewide street-tree statute — local code controls.
Unauthorized topping or removal of a street tree can trigger fines plus replacement-value restitution under Division 11; replacement cost may be appraised by ISA Trunk Formula.
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