Unincorporated Solano County has no countywide tree-removal-permit ordinance for trees on private land. The Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 28) contains no general tree-protection chapter. Tree protection arises indirectly through 2008 General Plan resource policies, CEQA review on discretionary development, and conditions of approval - not a standalone permit a homeowner files to cut a tree.
Solano County does not administer a general tree-removal or heritage/protected-tree permit program for unincorporated private property. A review of the Solano County Code Chapter 28 (Zoning Ordinance) shows no dedicated tree-preservation chapter; its only landscaping reference is a narrow ADU front-yard provision (Section 28.72.10). For a homeowner, removing a tree on your own parcel typically does not require a county tree permit. Where tree protection does apply, it works through three routes: (1) the 2008 Solano County General Plan, whose Resources element sets conservation policies for oak woodland, riparian corridors, and significant trees; (2) the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), under which discretionary projects (subdivisions, use permits, certain grading and land conversions) must analyze and mitigate impacts to woodland and habitat resources - Solano County Code Section 2.2-150 expressly cross-references 'woodland and riparian habitat and species protection' for hemp/land-conversion compliance; and (3) project-specific conditions of approval that may require tree retention, replacement, or mitigation. Removal of trees within or near streams may also require notification to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife under a Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement (Fish & Game Code Section 1602). Owners planning significant clearing, or any tree work tied to a development application, should confirm requirements with Solano County Planning Services (707-784-6765) before removal.
Routine removal of a tree on your own land is usually not a code violation because no countywide permit exists. Enforcement applies when removal breaches a permit condition, a CEQA mitigation measure, or a subdivision/grading approval - which can trigger code-enforcement penalties or permit revocation. Removing stream-side trees without a required state Streambed Alteration Agreement can draw CDFW enforcement under Fish & Game Code Section 1602.
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