CHIPPING

Preparing  your chipping piles before you sign up for the program.

• no ground-clearing disturbance permitted while removing tree limbs or brush
• chipping crew is not responsible for moving brush beyond a 5′ distance from the chipper
• no palm, cactus, poison oak, or ice plant will be chipped
• brush must be free of mud, rocks, and other debris
• maximum six-inch diameter on cut limbs
• piles should be: no more than six feet high, within five feet of road edge, and with cut ends facing road
• piles must be fully accessible for chipping equipment and crew
• chipped material to be left on-site in the area, not hauled away
• brush or limbs that have been mechanically removed (by tractor or bulldozer) will not be chipped
• brush or limbs that have been cleared or stacked with a tractor, or bulldozer, will not be chipped
• contractors are provided with a schedule; final scheduling decisions are made by the contractor based on location

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