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  • List of Protected Trees
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Any city-owned street or park tree.
  • Permit is not required for routine pruning of live wood, as defined by the ordinance on indigenous trees if the pruning cut is less than 2" in diameter (approximately the size of a standard soup can). See Ordinance for additional permit exemption information.
  • Pruning of one quarter of the total tree's live foliage is prohibited without a permit.
  • Proposed tree removals, encroachments or relocations as a result of development activities will require a plan review and permit with applicable fees. Photographs and a site plan may be required.

  • For more information on our Indigenous Tree Program, please call

    • City of Glendale Public Works Department
    Maintenance Services Division
    541 W. Chevy Chase. Dr.
    Glendale, CA 91204-1813
    Ph: (818) 548-3950
  • The Indigenous Tree Permit form is online only at www.glendalepermits.org. Please visit this website to create an account and submit an application.

  • All necessary permit transactions will take place online or by appointment only at the Permit Services Center:

    • City of Glendale Permit Services Center
    633 E. Broadway, Room 101
    Glendale, CA 91206
    Ph: (818) 548-3200
    Fax: (818) 548-3215 
  • Local Tree Care Professionals - A courtesy list of local Tree Care Professionals is available by clicking here. The City of Glendale neither recommends nor endorses the individuals or firms contained in the file.