Permit Fees

There are Development and Non-Development Fees for tree permit fees, which are as listed below:

Development Application Fees

Development is considered to be any activity regulated by the City of Oakland, and which requires design reviver or a zoning, building, grading or demolition permit. The minimum fee for a development related application is currently $147.

Non-Development Application Fees

Non-Development is typically a homeowner wishing to remove a tree growing in the front or back yard. City owned trees are also subject to the permit process unless they are immediate hazard. The minimum fee for a non-development related application is currently $68.

Up to ten trees may be listed on an application for the minimum fee.

An extra $10  per tree is charged for the 11th through 100th tree

For a copy of the Ordinance, please contact the City Clerk at (510) 238- 3611.

City Clerk
One City Hall Plaza
Oakland, California 94612
(510) 238-3611

Oakland Public Works Agency Tree Section
7101 Edgewater Drive
Building #4
Oakland, California 94621
(510) 615-5850

Zoning and Development
250 Frank Ogawa Plaza
2nd floor
Oakland, California 94612