Los Angeles requires no permits for any tree work outside of cutting.

Jan 10, north america A giant sequoia famous for the road cut through its trunk has been knocked over A GIANT Californian tree famous for the tunnel carved into its trunk to allow cars to pass through has been takedownstump.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.

Dunlora South, LLC, a man driving on a public road was struck and injured by a tree that fell from private property. The man sued the property owner, claiming that the property owner’s “conduct constituted a nuisance because [its] lack of care, inspection, servicing, and/or maintenance of the subject property and tree was a condition that imperiled the safety of the public highway immediately adjacent to the property and tree, creating a danger and. Me and Luke clearing the back road of a downed tree.

Most main thoroughfares are state roads, meaning the state Department of Transportation is responsible for getting trees and limbs out of the street.

Asking city officials to remove a dangerous tree requires immediate action to avoid injury to passers-by and eliminate the threat of possible electrocution if the tree, or part of the tree, falls on overhead power lines, which could endanger both property and the general public.

May 17, In cities, all roads are maintained by the local government. So if a tree is down in the road whoever manages the road clears it. Most main thoroughfares are state roads, meaning the state.