Stump Grinding in Lathrop, CA
A stump grinder chews the stump down below the soil so you can plant or lay sod. Ask how deep they grind and whether they haul off the chips.
- Stump grinding. Stumps cannot go in the green cart, so grinding is the usual way to clear them.
Lathrop rules that apply
A tree on a public street, including the parkway strip, needs written permission from the city's Public Works Director before you remove it, and the city can require a replacement tree. The city code has no rule protecting healthy trees on private lots. Call Public Works to confirm before any removal.
- No one may plant, remove, injure or interfere with a tree on a public street without written permission from the Public Works Director.
- A street tree removal permit is good for no more than 90 days after it is issued.
- A street tree removed by a property owner must be replaced with an approved tree, at the owner's cost, within 90 days of the removal permit.
- Dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees on private property can count as a public nuisance under the city's property nuisance chapter.
- The city can require trimming or removal of private trees that block street or intersection visibility, after written notice to the owner.
- Garbage service is mandatory in Lathrop. The green cart takes grass, tree trimmings, pruning, leaves, brush and weeds, but not dirt, rocks, concrete or tree stumps.
- Tree work contractors in California should hold a CSLB tree service license (C-61/D49 classification). Check any license on the CSLB site.