Public Works

If the City replaced a street tree due to a utility repair or related damage, the tree becomes the property of the homeowner after the first growing season.

Please reach the Planning Department at planning@ci.sandy.or.us to assist in determining if a tree is a street tree.  Please include your address along with a picture of the tree and where it's located, if possible.

After a storm, if limbs and debris will not fit in your yard debris container, the City runs a neighborhood chipping service every quarter. 

 
Click on the following link for more information about the chipping program https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/publicworks/page/chipper.

A professional arborist can determine tree health. City staff will not make health determinations.

Please click on the following link for more information on tree pruning: https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/public_works/page/6251/22735.pdf

Yes. A tree removal permit is required for the removal of any street tree adjacent to your property.  For properties without a planter strip, the front yard trees are officialy street trees.

Yes. Street trees located in the planter strip are the responsibility of the homeowner.