Yuba City, CA Tree Protection: Tree Removal Permits (2026)

Under Yuba City Municipal Code Title 9 (Parks and Recreation), the city's Parks Maintenance Division regulates removal of publicly owned trees, including street trees in parkway strips, median trees, and trees in city parks. Per the official Tree Removal Request form issued by the Parks Maintenance Division (1201 Civic Center Blvd, (530) 822-5330), an owner or applicant must submit a written request stating the justification for removal. Accepted justifications include: concern for public safety, conflicts with water/sewer service, poor health (disease or decay), irrigation issues, structural issues that cannot be corrected, or inappropriate species. Parks Maintenance staff conducts an on-site inspection (which the applicant consents to by filing the request). If approved, removal is performed by city staff or a city contractor. For trees on private property, no general residential tree removal permit is required, but trees installed as part of an approved landscape plan under Zoning Code Title 8 Chapter 5 Article 60 (Landscaping) cannot be removed without a substitute that meets the original landscape standard, and a planning sign-off may be needed for required parking lot shade trees or buffer trees.