Heritage Trees in Venice - native trees 30 inches or more DBH or multi-trunks totaling 45 inches - are strictly protected under Ch. 89, Sec. 89-3. Removal requires a licensed engineer or landscape architect determination that no reasonable redesign can preserve the tree, plus 1:1 replacement.
Designation also extends to Venetian Trees (the City's signature historic-district planting palette) and Canopy Road Trees lining Venice's gateway streets. The City Arborist conducts on-site inspections before any permit is approved; even routine driveway or pool work may be redesigned to spare a Heritage tree. The mitigation fund accepts $175 per tree-inch payment when 1:1 on-site replacement is infeasible.
Unpermitted removal can result in fines up to $500/day under Sec. 1-14 plus mandatory tree-inch replacement plus restoration of grade and root zone. Code Enforcement Board can impose escalating civil fines until cured.
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