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The City of Campbell requires a permit for the removal of street trees. Below you will find the text of the City Ordinance that pertains to street tree removal.

 

 

11.08.110 Removal of street trees.

(a) The department of public works may, without review by the parks and recreation commission, remove, or grant a permit to remove, street trees that are diseased, dead, potentially hazardous or badly disfigured due to traffic collisions or natural acts such as wind damage, or otherwise constitute a public nuisance as defined in Section 11.08.130.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department of public works shall submit all requests for the removal of unofficial and official street trees in good condition to the parks and recreation commission for approval. Upon the commission’s authorization for such removals, a notice in writing shall be given to the owner of the abutting property, or his authorized agent, and a notice of removal shall be posted on or near the tree ten days prior to the removal, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.08.160. As part of its deliberations, the parks and recreation commission shall consider the history of the tree or types of trees when making a decision regarding request for tree removal. Removals shall be allowed in those instances when persistent root intrusions have continued to damage curbs, gutters and sidewalks, or when other characteristics of a tree are so undesirable that the negative factors clearly outweigh any positive effects to the community that would result if the tree were retained. If a determination is made by the parks and recreation commission that a tree should be removed for any one of the reasons described in subsection (a), the removal shall be accomplished by the city at no direct expense to the applicant. If, however, the tree is found to be in good condition and the permit is to be granted solely for the convenience of the applicant, then the full cost of such removal shall be borne by the applicant. (Ord. 1638 § 1(part), 1987).