Tree removal in Bradbury: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Bradbury Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Permit to remove	Yes, a permit is needed, but it carries no fee. Applies: Dead or diseased trees. § 9.118.060 · code text A no-fee permit will be issued for removal of a dead or diseased tree. Yes, a permit is required. Applies: Prominent, native, defined or desirable-species trees; permits only for significant health or fire hazards or extremely severe view harm from house sites; 14-day appeal period. § 9.118.060 · code text No prominent tree, native tree or any other tree defined in Section 9.118.030 and/or which is of a desirable genus and species shall be removed without first obtaining a permit to do so. Yes, a permit is required. Applies: Orchard trees. § 9.118.060 · code text No orchard tree shall be removed without first obtaining a permit to do so. Yes, a permit is required. Applies: Nuisance trees. § 9.118.060 · code text No nuisance tree may be removed without first obtaining a permit to do so. Yes, a written permit from the City Manager is required. Applies: Removing, destroying, cutting, trimming (except seasonal trimming), topping, defacing, injuring or replacing any living tree. § 9.118.050 · code text It shall be unlawful, and it is hereby prohibited, for any person to plant any tree which will cause distress, encroach upon an adjacent property, whether public or private, block views, sunlight, or passage of air, move, remove, destroy, cut, trim (except for seasonal trimming), top, deface, injure or replace any living tree or to cause the same to be done without first obtaining a written permit from the City Manager.
Penalty	The restoration cost becomes a lien on the property, or a debt of the remover if not the owner. Applies: Illegal removal of or damage to trees, with restoration not done within 15 days after an appeal ends. § 9.118.070 · code text The cost of restoration shall be a lien on the property or a debt of the person who removed the tree, if such person does not own the property on which the trees were located.
Replacement trees	Replant a tree of equal size, significance and prominence. Applies: Illegal removal of or damage to trees. § 9.118.070 · code text Any person responsible for the illegal removal of or damage to trees shall be required to restore the tree by replanting a tree of equal size, significance, and prominence.

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Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Bradbury?

Bradbury's code: Yes, a permit is needed, but it carries no fee. (Dead or diseased trees.) (§ 9.118.060); Replant a tree of equal size, significance and prominence. (Illegal removal of or damage to trees.) (§ 9.118.070).

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