Trees in the public parkway (the strip between sidewalk and curb) and elsewhere in the public right-of-way are city property, planted, maintained, and removed only by Chino Public Works Services (909-334-3266). Residents may not plant, remove, top, or substantially prune parkway trees themselves. Two HOA-maintained areas — College Park and The Preserve — handle their own street trees instead of Public Works.
Per the City Trees program (cityofchino.org/244/City-Trees), the Public Works Services Division performs routine preventive tree maintenance on regular grid cycles, plants new trees in the right-of-way, and removes diseased or hazardous trees. Pruning requests for sign/signal sight-line and building-clearance issues are handled case-by-case. Residents who want a parkway tree planted, removed, or trimmed must submit a request to Public Works (909-334-3266) or via the Report a Concern portal. Species are selected from the city's approved master street tree list to match neighborhood character — historic Central Avenue, Pine Avenue, and Edison Avenue parkway plantings reflect the agricultural / equestrian heritage of the former Chino Dairy Preserve. The Preserve specific-plan area (909-606-7446) and College Park HOA (909-606-7374) maintain their own street trees per the recorded landscape conditions of approval, not the city. Encroachment of resident-installed landscaping, hardscape, or irrigation onto the parkway requires an Encroachment Permit under Chino Code Title 11 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places).
Unauthorized planting, removal, or topping of a city-owned parkway tree is treated as damage to public property. The owner may be billed for the city-appraised value of the tree (typically calculated by ISA Trunk Formula) plus restoration costs. Encroaching into the parkway without an Encroachment Permit is a Title 11 violation subject to general penalty under Chino Code Title 1 (up to $1,000 fine and/or 6 months jail for misdemeanors).
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