Replacement of removed trees in Rialto is required in two contexts: (1) removal of a city-owned street or parkway tree under Title 12 (replacement species and size set by Public Works), and (2) removal or loss of trees installed under an approved Title 18 landscape plan, which must be replaced consistent with the original conditions of approval. There is no fixed citywide replanting ratio for private trees outside these contexts.
Rialto Municipal Code Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) authorizes the Public Works Department to require like-for-like or upgraded replacement of any street tree removed with city permission - typically a 24-inch or 36-inch box specimen of a species from the city's approved street-tree palette, planted in the same location or an adjacent approved location. For development sites, Title 18 Chapter 18.61 (Design Guidelines) and accompanying landscape standards require that any tree shown on an approved landscape plan that dies, is damaged, or is removed be replaced with a tree of comparable size and species, subject to Planning Division approval. New development must also meet the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) under CCR Title 23 §490 et seq., which Rialto implements through its landscape plan review - this dictates plant water-use, irrigation efficiency, and tree-canopy considerations even for replacement plantings. The state Civil Code §3346 doubles or trebles damages for unauthorized tree cutting on another's property, providing a private-action backstop to the city code.
Failure to replant a required street tree after a permitted removal results in continuing violation under Title 12 plus the cost of city-installed replacement assessed to the property. Failure to replace conditioned landscape trees can block final inspection, certificate of occupancy, or release of landscape bonds.
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