Maintenance

 The Park Division performs weekly mowing and debris removal in all city-maintained parks and parkways. They also maintain landscaping for all city-owned facilities such as City Hall, Martin Luther King Jr Community Center, Library, Police and Fire stations. The Park Division repairs and maintains the irrigation systems, performs tree trimmings, cleans park restrooms, and empties trash cans in all parks throughout the week and on weekends.

National City's Urban Forest Management Plan 

Tree Trimming

The Parks Division performs daily scheduled street tree maintenance throughout the City and is responsible for trimming all city-owned street trees located in the City’s right of way (Parkway). The Parkway encompasses all areas between the sidewalk and the street curb.  Street tree maintenance is performed according to a schedule that is divided into ten grid areas.  A resident can look up the “National City Tree Trimming Grid Schedule”  to determine when trees at their street/residence is scheduled for trimming.

For information on the grid boundaries and the schedule, please click : TreeTrimmingGridSchedule (PDF)

For assistance during work hours, please contact Public Works at (619) 336-4580.

For assistance outside work hours, please call Police Dispatch at (619) 336-4411.