City of Campbell

The City of Campbell requires a permit prior to the removal of trees on one's private property. To request the removal, you must submit an application to remove the tree, which can be found by clicking here.

The general criteria for tree removal are:

a. Diseased or Danger of Falling. The tree or trees are irreparably diseased or presents a danger of falling that cannot be controlled or remedied through reasonable preservation and/or preventative procedures and practices such that the public health or safety requires its removal.

b. Potential Damage. The tree or trees can potentially cause substantial damage to existing or proposed main buildings (e.g., dwellings or other main buildings) or interfere with utility services and cannot be controlled or remedied through reasonable relocation or modification of the structure or utility services.

c. Economic Enjoyment and Hardship. The retention of the tree(s) restricts the economic enjoyment of the property or creates an unusual hardship for the property owner by severely limiting the use of the property in a manner not typically experienced by owners of similarly zoned and situated properties, and the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the approval authority that there are no reasonable alternatives to preserve the tree(s). A minor reduction of the potential number of residential units or building size due to the tree location does not represent a severe limit of the economic enjoyment of the property.