Fullerton, CA Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

090 requires the city to have street trees planted in every subdivision developed within its boundaries: no subdivision is approved unless the developer is conditioned to plant street trees to current city standards, written off by the Director. A subdivider who wants to plant within the parkway adjacent to a new subdivision must apply to the Director for a permit and post a bond guaranteeing the planting before work begins. Before planting, every street tree must meet acceptance specifications in the Community Forest Management Plan and be inspected and approved by the Director or a designee.

090(C), each subdivider or developer submits a plot plan to the Director of Development Services showing all existing trees by location, species, size and condition, noting which will be retained, removed or relocated, and showing proposed utilities, driveways, sidewalks and the size and species of proposed street trees, conforming to ground and aerial setback specifications in the Plan. 090(D) sets a numeric canopy target: at least 50% of the paved surface of any new publicly developed parking area must be shaded by tree canopy within 15 years of the building permit, measured strictly as the area under the canopy or dripline (landscape planters under the canopy count, but areas shaded by structures or carports are deducted).

030 as the area between curb and sidewalk, or between curb and right-of-way line where there is no sidewalk, or any right-of-way area where a street tree stands.