City of Chico General Plan
- Below are the City of Chico’s General Plan 2030 Urban Forest-related Goal, Policies & Actions:
- Goal OS-6: Provide a healthy and robust urban forest
- Policy OS-6.1: Ensure the continued protection and management of the urban forest to reduce energy demand, increase carbon sequestration, and reduce urban heat gain
- Action OS-6.1.1: Maintain and expand the urban forest by:
- Maintaining existing City trees through regular, scheduled service.
- Planting new trees to replace those that require removal and to enhance the street tree canopy, where needed.
- Requiring street and parking lot tree planting in new development.
- Working with commercial parking lot owners to improve the shade canopy.
- Implementing the Municipal Code’s tree protection regulations.
- Using volunteer groups and property owners to plant new trees, care for newly planted trees, maintain young trees, and provide information and instructions regarding such care and maintenance.
- Action OS-6.1.2: Where feasible, require new underground utilities that are in close proximity to trees to be designed and installed to minimize impacts to trees through consultation with the Urban Forester.
