Pico Rivera requires a permit only for roadside and parkway trees in the public right-of-way, issued by the Director of Public Works under PRMC Chapter 12.40. There is no citywide permit for removing trees on private property, and cutting parkway trees is separately prohibited under Chapter 12.48.
Pico Rivera does not have a general private-property tree-preservation permit program; its tree-removal permit requirements focus on the public right-of-way. Under PRMC Chapter 12.40 (Trees), in Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places), a permit from the Director of Public Works (or authorized agent) is required before any person plants, cuts down, removes, trims or prunes a roadside tree in a way that defaces, injures, destroys or endangers the life or uniform growth of the tree. The 'roadside tree area' runs from easement line to easement line, including sidewalks and other public right-of-way, so the trees between the sidewalk and curb (the parkway) are covered. PRMC Chapter 12.48 (Parkways) reinforces protection by prohibiting picking, digging, removing, destroying, injuring, mutilating or
Removing or materially harming a roadside or parkway tree without a Public Works permit violates PRMC Chapters 12.40 and 12.48, exposing the responsible party to code enforcement, mandatory restoration or replacement, and city cost recovery. No permit is generally required
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