Sacramento Tree Shade Ordinance

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Sacramento has a long-standing ordinance to shade parking lots by at least 50% after a 15-year tree growth period. Since 1990, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, in collaboration with the Sacramento Tree Foundation, has planted more than 400,000 SMUD trees in the Sacramento area. Tree plantings help beautify the city, reduce urban heat island effects, reduce greenhouse gas emissions (and other pollutants) and reduce energy consumption where trees also shade buildings.

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