Clovis, CA Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Public Utilities Director, before planting/removal
- Removal permit validity
- 30 days from issuance
- Banned sidewalk species
- Eucalyptus, palms, conifers, others
- Notice to comply
- 15 days before City acts
- Appeal window
- 10 days, written notice to City Clerk
Summary
Clovis requires a permit from the Public Utilities Director before anyone plants or removes a tree or shrub in a public parking strip or other public place. Species and placement must match the street tree plan or the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation's recommendations, and several species, including eucalyptus and palms, are banned from sidewalk planting citywide.
10.1.02. Permit required. No trees or shrubs shall be planted in, or removed from, any public parking strip or other public place in the City without permission from the Public Utilities Director. ... 10.1.03. Street tree plan. All trees and shrubs planted in any public parking strip or other public place in the City shall conform as to species and location with the recommendations established by the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation or to the street tree plan of the City, each of which is hereby made a part of this chapter.
Full Breakdown
1 of the Municipal Code, titled the "Tree Regulations," governs every tree and shrub in the public right-of-way. 02 bars anyone from planting or removing trees or shrubs in, or removing them from, any public parking strip or other public place in the City without permission from the Public Utilities Director. 03 then ties species and location to the recommendations established by the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation or to the street tree plan of the City. 05 separately bans planting acacias, black walnuts, conifers, eucalyptus, palms, poplars, and trees of heaven in any sidewalk area, and bars willow, cottonwood, or poplar trees anywhere in the city unless the Public Utilities Director confirms the roots will not reach a public sewer.
04 places due care on the adjacent property owner, measured against ANSI A300 standards and International Society of Arboriculture best management practices, including irrigation and pruning for sidewalk and street clearance. 06 is valid for only thirty days after issuance, and the Director can condition it on replacement with an approved tree matching the street tree plan. 08 get the same fifteen-day notice before the City removes or trims them directly. 10, triggering a hearing before the City Council.
Violations & Fines
Planting, removing, trimming, or abusing a public parking-strip tree without the Public Utilities Director's permit violates Chapter 10.1 and, under § 10.1.09, includes attaching wire, signs, or handbills to a public tree or letting electrified wire or harmful substances contact its roots or leaves. Failing to comply with a trim-or-remove notice within fifteen days is a separate violation, and the Director is charged with enforcing the chapter under § 10.1.12.
Frequently Asked Questions
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