Pleasanton, CA Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Pleasanton Municipal Code § 19.36.100
- Requirement
- Street trees on both sides of every subdivision street
- Easement width
- At least 8 feet wide if outside right-of-way
- Who sets tree count
- City engineer, during subdivision plan review
- Enforcement
- Secured by improvement agreement and performance bond
Summary
Every new subdivision in Pleasanton must include street trees on both sides of the street, planted in the right-of-way or a dedicated easement at least eight feet wide, in a quantity the city engineer sets under Municipal Code § 19.36.100.
Street trees, in an amount as determined by the city engineer, shall be provided by the subdivider in all subdivisions on both sides of the street, either within the street right-of-way or within a dedicated public service easement, not less than eight feet wide adjacent to the street. Street trees shall be selected, installed and maintained in accordance with city ordinances or regulations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
36 design standards governing every subdivision map filed in the city, requires the subdivider to plant street trees 'in an amount as determined by the city engineer' on both sides of every street created by the subdivision. The trees go either inside the street right-of-way or within a dedicated public service easement that must be 'not less than eight feet wide adjacent to the street,' and the code requires that they be 'selected, installed and maintained in accordance with city ordinances or regulations,' tying species and spacing choices to the city's separate tree regulations and standard plans rather than fixing a species list in the subdivision chapter itself.
The city engineer, not the subdivider, sets the actual tree count and placement during plan review, so a tentative map application must show proposed street tree locations before the engineer signs off. 080 sized to cover the cost of all improvements, including street tree planting. 090 lets the city finish the work and collect against the bond or cash deposit, billing the subdivider for any shortfall. This is a subdivision-stage requirement tied to new streets, administered by the city engineer and community development department.
Violations & Fines
There is no separate street-tree fine. Noncompliance is enforced through the subdivision improvement process: the city engineer withholds final map sign-off until street tree plans conform to § 19.36.100, and if planting is not completed after the final map records, § 19.24.090 lets the city complete the work itself and draw against the subdivider's faithful performance bond or cash deposit, billing the subdivider for any cost the bond does not cover.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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