Hemet, CA Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)
Key Facts
- Trees per lot
- 1 (2-3 on corner lots)
- Planted/maintained by
- City public works dept.
- Watering duty
- Abutting property owner
- Fees
- Set by council resolution
Summary
Hemet's public works department supplies and plants street trees in city rights-of-way, roughly one per lot and two to three on corner lots, while abutting property owners must water them.
The city will supply, replace or plant approximately one tree per lot, except for corner lots, where two to three trees will be planted, and maintain street trees in all rights-of-way and planting easements within the city.(b)Fees shall be charged to provide the cost of furnishing, locating, planting and fertilizing street trees as may be adopted by the council by resolution from time to time.(c)The property owner or occupant, as the case may be, shall be responsible for watering street trees located in planting strips or easements abutting the property.(d)This section shall not prevent any person from installing and maintaining any overhead wires or underground pipes or conduits lawfully on, over or under public streets or public rights-of-way. The director, when reviewing plans for planting, maintenance or removal of street trees, shall consider the effect upon existing overhead wires or underground pipes or conduits, and shall avoid unnecessary disturbance to or relocation of the facilities. (Ord. No. 1358; Code 1984, § 13213)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 66-94 makes the city responsible for supplying, replacing, planting and maintaining street trees in all rights-of-way and planting easements, at about one tree per lot and two to three trees on corner lots. The city council sets planting and fertilizing fees by resolution. The abutting property owner or occupant must water the street trees in the planting strip or easement next to their property. When reviewing planting plans, the director of public works must consider effects on existing overhead wires and underground utilities and avoid unnecessary disturbance to them.
Violations & Fines
This section assigns the watering duty to the property owner; damaging, planting over, or otherwise interfering with an official street tree without approval is separately unlawful under the article's tree-protection provisions (§ 66-96).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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