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 Tree Removal & Replacement

Trees are a vital part of our City. As the biggest plants on the planet, trees provide oxygen, reduce pollution, help keep a building and street surfaces cooler, and provide shelter to wildlife. Unfortunately, sometimes a tree must be removed and, in most cases, is replaced with a new tree. Below are common conditions/situations that trigger consideration to remove and replace a tree:

1. Dead, dying, disease/infestation, damaged
2. Rot, decay, tree instability
3. To make required infrastructure repairs (sidewalk, street, curb/gutter)

The City's Streetscape division of the Public Works Department has 5 Arborists who are certified by the International Society of Arboriculture on staff. Our certified staff perform a thorough inspection and assessment of a tree and also consider several alternatives to tree removal, prior to making a decision as to whether a tree should be removed and replaced. 

When our City Arborist determine there is justification to remove a tree, staff issues a notice to the property owner at the tree's location. The notice is issued 21 days in advance of the scheduled removal and contains information about the removal. No tree removal notice will be issued if tree is an immediate hazard.  Only the property owner at the tree location is notified. Subsequently, the property owner can then contact the City for further discussion or coordination. After all associated work at a location is completed (tree removal, stump grind, sidewalk, curb/gutter, street repair, etc.), staff replants a new tree and leaves a notice with the property owner explaining the watering needs of the new tree. 

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