Shasta County, CA · Updated September 2026
Where We Serve: Redding & Shasta County, CA
Sundial Tree Care connects homeowners with independent tree service providers across Redding & Shasta County, CA (Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Cottonwood & Millville). Tree removal, trimming, stump grinding, and emergency response quality are consistent across this whole area — what actually differs by location is which government's rules apply. This page is a plain-English map of that.
Redding, CA
The City of Redding is our primary service area and the largest city in Shasta County (2026 projected population approximately 94,000). Tree removal permits inside city limits fall under the City's own Municipal Code Chapter 18.45 — see our permit guide for what that actually requires. Any business conducting tree work here also needs a City of Redding business license, separate from its CSLB C-49 trade license — contact the City Clerk's Business License Office (530-225-4056) with jurisdiction-specific questions. Building permits (unrelated to tree removal) run through the City's Development Services Permit Center, 777 Cypress Avenue.
Anderson, CA
Anderson is its own separate incorporated city south of Redding, with its own business-license system — Redding's Chapter 18.45 tree ordinance and business-license requirements don't apply here. Anderson's business-license line is 530-378-6626. We haven't researched Anderson's own tree-removal permit rules, if any; contact the City of Anderson directly for anything specific to a project there.
Shasta Lake, CA
Shasta Lake is a separate incorporated city north of Redding, also with its own business-license system — its business-license line is 530-275-7460. As with Anderson, Redding's Municipal Code doesn't extend here, and we haven't researched Shasta Lake's own tree-removal ordinance; contact the City directly for project-specific questions.
Palo Cedro, Cottonwood & Millville
These are smaller unincorporated communities in Shasta County, each roughly 1,500 to 8,000 residents. Being unincorporated, they fall under Shasta County's systems rather than any city's: building permits go through the County's own Building Division and its "BUILD SHASTA" online portal (a separate system from the City of Redding's EnerGov), and no City of Redding, Anderson, or Shasta Lake business license is required for work performed here. This is also the jurisdiction category the Western Shasta RCD's Defensible Space Readiness Program requires — it's limited to unincorporated Shasta County addresses.
Jurisdiction at a glance
| Area | Tree removal permit | Business license | Building permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redding (city) | City Municipal Code Ch. 18.45 | City of Redding | City EnerGov portal |
| Anderson (city) | Not researched — contact the City | City of Anderson (530-378-6626) | Contact the City |
| Shasta Lake (city) | Not researched — contact the City | City of Shasta Lake (530-275-7460) | Contact the City |
| Palo Cedro / Cottonwood / Millville (unincorporated) | No City ordinance applies; county rules not researched | None (no city license required) | Shasta County BUILD SHASTA portal |
We haven't independently researched Anderson's, Shasta Lake's, or unincorporated Shasta County's own tree-removal permit rules — only the City of Redding's Chapter 18.45 is documented in depth on this site (see our permit guide). If your property is outside Redding city limits, confirm directly with the relevant city or county office before assuming any rule described elsewhere on this site applies to you.
FAQ
Service Area — Common Questions
Do you cover Anderson and Shasta Lake, or just Redding?
Our provider network covers Redding and the surrounding Shasta County area, including Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Cottonwood, and Millville. Anderson and Shasta Lake are their own separate incorporated cities with their own business-license systems — not covered by anything in Redding's municipal code.
Does Redding's tree removal permit ordinance apply outside city limits?
No. Municipal Code Chapter 18.45 applies inside Redding city limits only. Anderson and Shasta Lake have their own city codes; unincorporated Shasta County uses the County's own Building Division and permitting system, and we haven't researched whether the County has a separate tree-removal ordinance outside its defensible-space and CAL FIRE rules. See our permit guide for the City of Redding specifics.
I'm in unincorporated Shasta County — does the free tree-removal assistance program apply to me?
Possibly, if you also meet the other conditions. The Western Shasta RCD's Defensible Space Readiness Program is specifically limited to unincorporated Shasta County addresses — City of Redding, Anderson, and Shasta Lake addresses do not qualify. See our assistance guide for the full eligibility list.
Why isn't there a separate page for Anderson or Shasta Lake?
Because the tree-service facts that actually differ by location are the permitting and business-license jurisdiction, not the trees, the pricing, or the climate — those are the same across the whole service area. A single page with an honest jurisdiction table is more useful than several thin pages repeating the same content with a different city name swapped in.
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