Carson does not maintain a list of 'protected species' (e.g., native oaks, sycamores) in its Municipal Code in the way some Northern California cities do. Carson regulates trees by location (parkway / right-of-way) under Chapter 9 rather than by species. State-level protection applies only to specific listed species under the California Endangered Species Act and CCR Title 14 forestry rules.
Carson's Article 3 Chapter 9 does not enumerate native or protected tree species. Instead, it relies on (a) flat protection of all parkway trees under Chapter 9, and (b) the Authorized List of Carson Trees (Exhibit A) which prescribes which species may be planted — a positive list, not a protected list. Carson is in dense urban / industrial South Bay LA County with very limited native woodland; the city is not in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and has no native-oak preservation chapter analogous to LA County's Oak Tree Ordinance (LA Co. Code §22.174). For native or endangered species, state law applies: California Endangered Species Act (Fish & Game Code §2050 et seq.), CCR Title 14 Forestry rules, and federal ESA where applicable. LA County's Tree Planting Ordinance and Significant Ecological Areas (SEAs) do not apply within Carson city limits (incorporated 1968).
Carson enforces only Chapter 9 (parkway / right-of-way tree damage): $1,000 OR CTLA appraised value, plus up to 6 months jail. Taking a state-listed threatened or endangered species can additionally trigger CESA penalties under Fish & Game Code §2080 et seq.
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