When native oaks cannot be avoided on a discretionary project in Lincoln, the City requires mitigation through on-site replacement, off-site planting, or payment into the Oak Tree Mitigation Fund (Fund 2900). Landscape replacement for new development is governed by Lincoln Municipal Code Chapter 15.28 and the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (CCR Title 23).
Lincoln's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report identifies Oak Tree Mitigation fees in Fund 2900, collected when a development project does not preserve native oaks in compliance with City design guidelines. The fee is set by the City's Master Fee Schedule and is used to fund replacement plantings and oak-woodland conservation elsewhere in the city. Landscape replacement for parking lots, multi-family projects, and commercial sites is governed by LMC Ch. 15.28 (Landscaping Regulations), which incorporates California's Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) thresholds and water-budget calculations from CCR Title 23 Sections 490 et seq. For discretionary projects subject to CEQA, Public Resources Code Section 21083.4 separately requires the lead agency to consider mitigation alternatives, including conserving oak woodlands through conservation easements, planting replacement oaks, contributing to the state Oak Woodland Conservation Fund, or other equivalent measures. The state floor on replacement does not specify a fixed ratio, leaving the City discretion through design review.
Failure to plant or maintain required replacement trees can result in withholding of certificates of occupancy, performance-bond forfeiture for landscaping, and code-enforcement citations. Failure to pay Oak Tree Mitigation fees triggers a hold on project entitlements.
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