8.12.040 Definitions.
Appeals. Persons dissatisfied with any action of the Tree Board may appeal such action pursuant to Chapter 17.455 SMC. Persons dissatisfied with any action of the City Arborist may appeal such action to the Tree Board and such decision may be further appealed to the City Council.
“Diameter at breast height (d.b.h.)” means the diameter of a tree measured four and one-half feet above the surrounding grade.
“Escaped exotic” means a tree that is a member of any of the following species:
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Acacias and wattles, |
Acacia sp. |
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Tree of heaven |
Ailanthus altissima |
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Plume albizia |
Albizia lophantha, |
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Eucalyptus, all species |
Eucalyptus sp. |
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Tamarisk and salt cedar, |
Tamarix sp. |
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Poplars, all species |
Populus sp. |
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Monterey pine |
Pinus radiata |
“Protected native tree” means a tree with a minimum d.b.h. of 10 inches if it has a single trunk, or which has at least one trunk with a minimum d.b.h. of 10 inches if the tree has two or more trunks, on all properties other than single-family or duplex residential properties, and with a minimum d.b.h. of 20 inches on single-family or duplex properties, and which is also a member of any of the following species:
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Bigleaf maple |
Acer macrophyllum |
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Box elder |
Acer negundo ssp. californica |
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Buckeye |
Aesculus californica |
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White alder |
Alnus rhombifolia |
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Madrone |
Arbutus menziesii |
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Hawthorne |
Crataegus douglasii |
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Oregon ash |
Fraxinus latifolia |
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Douglas fir |
Pseudotsuga menziesii |
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Coast live oak |
Quercus agrifolia |
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Oregon oak |
Quercus garryana |
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Black oak |
Quercus kelloggii |
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Valley oak |
Quercus lobata |
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Any naturally occurring hybrid of Quercus species listed above |
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California bay |
Umbellularia californica |
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Sandbar willow |
Salix hindsiana |
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Yellow willow |
Salix lasiolepis |
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Red willow |
Salix laevigata |
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Sequoia sempervirens |
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Tanbark oak |
Lithocarpus densiflora |
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California black walnut |
Juglans hindsii |
1Generally not appropriate as a replacement tree. Therefore, if proposed as a replacement tree, the request should be reviewed and approved by the City Arborist.
2Not indigenous to Sebastopol. However, this species is perceived by the public to be native to the area.
Sebastopol Tree Board. The Design Review Board is hereby established as the Sebastopol Tree Board, to consider applications for tree removal permits pursuant to SMC 8.12.060. Said Tree Board shall also have as its staff advisor a certified arborist appointed by the City Manager, to present and report on applications, public and private.
“Tree protection zone” means the area measured at the dripline of the most exterior portion of a tree’s crown, or as otherwise determined by the City Arborist.
“Tree removal” means the destruction or displacement of a tree by cutting, bulldozing, or other mechanical or chemical means, which results in the removal of more than one-third of the crown or roots of a tree, physical transportation of a tree from its site, and/or death of a tree.