Daly City regulates removal of trees in the public right-of-way (parkway/street trees) under Title 11 (Streets and Sidewalks) of the Municipal Code; a permit from the Department of Public Works is required before any street tree is pruned heavily, topped, or removed. Trees on private residential property are not subject to a citywide heritage-tree permit ordinance, but tree work tied to a planning entitlement (subdivision, design review, or new construction) is governed through Title 14 conditions of approval.
Daly City's Municipal Code is published by Municode at library.municode.com/ca/daly_city/codes/code_of_ordinances. Title 11 (Streets and Sidewalks) governs work in the public right-of-way including the planting strip (parkway) and adjacent street trees. Anyone proposing to remove, top, or substantially prune a tree within the public right-of-way must obtain authorization from the Department of Public Works before work begins. The City also enforces California Government Code Section 53067 (notice procedures) and the California Streets and Highways Code provisions for parkway trees adopted into local practice. For trees on private property outside a planning project, Daly City does not maintain a generalized heritage-tree removal permit program; however, removal that is part of a building permit, subdivision, or design review approval is conditioned through Title 14 (Planning, Zoning and Development). Removal that violates a condition of approval can trigger stop-work, permit revocation, and code enforcement under Title 1.
Removing or topping a street tree without Public Works authorization can result in code enforcement action, restitution for tree value (typically using ISA trunk-formula valuation), and replacement requirements at the property owner's expense. Violation of a planning-approval condition that protected a private tree can trigger building permit revocation, stop-work orders, and administrative penalties under Title 1 of the Daly City Municipal Code.
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