Bend, OR Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- CBD right-of-way trees (BC 3.60.070)
- Species
- Bowhall Maples on Wall/Bond; flowering trees elsewhere downtown
- Minimum caliper
- 2 inches at 4.5 ft height
- Grate placement
- At least 3 ft from curb
- Reimbursement fee
- $1,000 to $2,000 by DBH
- Bond
- 120% of replacement tree cost
Summary
In Bend's Central Business District, a City right-of-way tree may only be removed if it's replaced under Bend Code § 3.60.070: specific species by street, a minimum 2-inch caliper, an approved tree grate at least 3 feet from the curb, irrigation, and a value-reimbursement fee up to $2,000 depending on the removed tree's size.
This section applies to removal and replacement of trees in City rights-of-way in the Central Business District. A. Trees may be removed only if replacement is provided. 1. On Wall and Bond Streets, street trees shall be Bowhall Maples. 2. On Franklin, Minnesota and Oregon Avenues and on Brooks Street, street trees shall be flowering trees allowed under the City's currently approved tree list. B. Replacement trees at planting must have a minimum caliper size of two inches measured at four and one-half feet above ground. C. Trees shall be planted within an approved tree grate located no closer than three feet from the curb. ... E. ... Tree value reimbursement must be paid for removal of street trees in the Central Business District according to the following schedule. 1. Less than six-inch DBH: $1,000. 2. Between six-inch and 10-inch: $1,500. 3. Greater than 10-inch: $2,000.
Full Breakdown
070 governs removal and replacement of street trees in City rights-of-way within the Central Business District. Trees can be removed only if replacement is provided: on Wall and Bond Streets the replacement must be Bowhall Maples, and on Franklin, Minnesota and Oregon Avenues and Brooks Street it must be a flowering tree from the City's currently approved tree list. 5 feet above the ground, be planted in an approved tree grate no closer than three feet from the curb, and be installed with a root barrier to protect the sidewalk, curb, and street, plus an approved irrigation system matching the City's Standards and Specifications.
Removal also triggers a tree value reimbursement fee scaled to the removed tree's diameter at breast height (DBH): $1,000 for a tree under six inches DBH, $1,500 for six to 10 inches, and $2,000 for anything larger than 10 inches. The permittee doing the work must post a performance and maintenance bond equal to 120 percent of the actual replacement tree cost, covering the new tree's planting and care for its first two years. 040 tree permit, but only downtown carries this fixed species-and-fee schedule.
Violations & Fines
Removing a downtown street tree without meeting BC 3.60.070's replacement, caliper, grate, irrigation, and bonding requirements is enforced as a Class A civil infraction under BC 3.60.090, the same as any other unpermitted removal or major pruning under the tree chapter, and it can be appealed to the Tree Board within 10 working days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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