Cupertino, CA Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

12 governs public trees, which the code defines as park trees and street trees collectively, located within the public right-of-way on any city street. 050, the Tree/Right of Way Supervisor determines suitable tree species after consulting landscape architects, arborists, and nursery professionals, then reports a proposed list to the City Council; once adopted by Council resolution, that list becomes the Master Street Tree List, filed with the City Clerk, and is the only official source for what species may be planted as street trees. 060 gives the Tree/Right of Way Supervisor jurisdiction and control over the planting, setting out, location, and placement of every public tree, requiring uniform species planting within a given block where practical, and mandating that planting conform to International Society of Arboricultural Standards for Tree Operations.

070 splits ongoing responsibility: the City plants, manages, and cares for public trees, while property owners must water the street trees fronting their homes and must notify the City of hazardous or damaged street trees. 04 to pay a fee under the New Street Tree Cost Schedule before a building permit issues if approved street trees from the Master List do not already exist on the frontage. 130.