Daly City does not designate specific tree species (e.g., coast live oak, California buckeye, redwood) as locally protected on private property. State law provides species-level protection only for trees on Timberland Production Zone lands, in State Responsibility Areas, and for federally listed plant species. Within Daly City, the only species-level protection mechanism is the city's approved street tree list, which governs what may be planted in the right-of-way.
Many California municipalities (Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Hillsborough) maintain heritage tree species lists - typically including coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), valley oak (Quercus lobata), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), and coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) - that require permits regardless of trunk size. Daly City does not. Statewide, the California Native Plant Protection Act (Fish and Game Code Section 1900 et seq.) and the California Endangered Species Act protect listed plant species, but the common urban tree species in Daly City (Monterey cypress, Monterey pine, eucalyptus, redwood) are not state-listed. Within Daly City, species control operates only at the right-of-way through the city's approved street tree list (administered by Public Works). The list prohibits planting of certain species in the parkway due to root damage potential (e.g., large-rooted ficus, large-rooted eucalyptus) and shallow rooting that destabilizes sidewalks. Coast live oaks growing wild are not formally protected on private property within Daly City limits.
Planting prohibited species in the public right-of-way can require removal and replacement at the property owner's expense. Damaging or harvesting federally listed plant species violates the federal Endangered Species Act with potential civil and criminal penalties.
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