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Tree Permits
Do you need a permit to cut down a tree in Berkeley, CA? Enter your address for Berkeley tree removal and pruning rules, size thresholds and how to apply.
Do you need a permit to cut down a tree in Berkeley, CA? Enter your address for Berkeley tree removal and pruning rules, size thresholds and how to apply.
Berkeley's Coast Live Oak ordinance (Ord. 6,905-N.S.) bans removing a coast live oak (single stem 18"+ circumference, about 5.7" diameter, or multi-stem 26"+ combined, measured 4 ft up) and pruning more than 25% in 24 months unless the City Manager approves an exception. Other private trees are not covered by this ordinance.
How to apply: Submit the Coast Live Oak Pruning or Removal Exemption form to Berkeley Urban Forestry (trees@cityofberkeley.info, 510-981-6660).
How to measure: most Bay Area cities measure trunk diameter (or circumference) at 4.5 ft (54") above natural grade, but some measure elsewhere: Berkeley at 4 ft, Redwood City at the widest point between 6" and 36". Where a city sets its limit by circumference, we show the diameter (circumference ÷ 3.14).
Official sources: berkeleyca.gov/city-services/streets-sidewalks-sewers-and-ut · berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Coast-Live-Oak-