Daly City does not have a standalone heritage-tree or landmark-tree ordinance protecting specimen trees on private property. Tree protections in Daly City are limited to trees in the public right-of-way (Title 11) and to trees identified as protected through specific planning approvals under Title 14. San Mateo County's Significant Tree Ordinance applies only in unincorporated county areas, not within Daly City limits.
Unlike Palo Alto, Berkeley, and Atherton, which maintain dedicated heritage-tree ordinances naming protected species (e.g., coast live oak, valley oak, California buckeye) and minimum trunk diameters that trigger removal review, Daly City's Municipal Code does not establish a citywide heritage-tree designation program. Title 14 (Planning, Zoning and Development) requires landscape plans for new construction and may require tree preservation as a condition of subdivision or design review approval, but there is no generalized 'heritage tree' status applied automatically based on size or species on private property. San Mateo County's Significant Tree Ordinance (County Code Chapter 12.20) protects trees with a diameter of 38 inches or more or 12 feet in circumference - but only on unincorporated county land, not within Daly City's incorporated boundaries. Property owners and HOAs may impose their own protections via CC&Rs.
Because no general heritage-tree ordinance exists in Daly City, removal of large private-property trees outside a planning project typically does not trigger code enforcement. However, if a tree was specifically protected by a recorded condition of approval, by an HOA CC&R, or by being within the right-of-way, removal can trigger code enforcement, civil penalties, or HOA action.
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