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Alexandria County Code View whole ordinance
TITLE 6 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Activities CHAPTER 2 Trees, Shrubs, Plants and Vegetation ARTICLE A Regulation of Trees, Shrubs, etc., on Public Property Sec. 6-2-2 Permit to plant, remove, etc., in public places?required. It shall be unlawful for any person, except the director or his duly authorized representative, to plant, trim or prune any tree, shrub, plant or vegetation on or to remove any tree, shrub, plant or vegetation from any dedicated street, alley or highway, public right-of-way or easement, public land lying between property lines on either side of a public street, highway or alley, public parking strip, public street, sidewalk or divider, public median strip or planting strip or other land or public place owned by the city, except public school sites, without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the director; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the trimming or cutting of grass in the public right-of-way. (Code 1963, Sec. 39-2; Ord. No. 2699, 6/12/82, Sec. 2) Sec. 6-2-3 Same?issuance; information to be shown. (a) The director shall issue a written permit, as required by the preceding section, to any applicant without charge, only when he finds that the action proposed is necessary or desirable, will not be contrary to any city master plan for trees, shrubs, plants or other vegetation, is not contrary to the provisions of this chapter and will be performed in a workmanlike manner. (b) Any permit issued pursuant to the preceding section shall contain the location approved, the species of tree or shrub, the action allowed to be performed, the duration of the permit and any other requirements deemed necessary or desirable by the director to regulate the proper planting, trimming or cutting or removal of trees, shrubs, plants and vegetation within the city, and all work done under a permit issued by the director shall be performed in strict accordance with the terms thereof. (Code 1963, Sec. 39-3; Ord. No. 2699, 6/12/82, Sec. 3)

Arlington County Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 22 STREET DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION Sec. 22-3. Specifications. Specifications covering the type of work that is proposed to be done according to the plans are available from Arlington County. These specifications with plans will cover excavation, drainage, curb and gutter, sidewalks, road surface from curb to curb, storm sewers, planting and street trees and all other incidental construction such as utility facilities and street lighting as shown on plans or as given in written instructions. Standards, specifications, regulations and special provisions of the Department of Environmental Services shall be followed unless otherwise specified. (5-23-61; 2-7-70; Ord. No. 88-7, 7-1-88; Ord. No. 04-25, 10-2-04) Sec. 22-6. Acceptance of County Streets. No dedicated street, highway, public right-of-way or any part thereof hereafter will be accepted unconditionally as a County street or highway, unless and until the same shall have been constructed according to plans, specifications and written instructions of and approved by the County Manager. No street or highway shall hereafter be accepted unless it is at least one (1) block long, unless it intersects the boundary of the subdivision of which it is a part or on account of unusual conditions, upon the approval of the County Manager. But this provision shall not be cons1d as to defeat or deny any right which the County, or the public at large, may have acquired or may hereafter acquire, in any easement or way, under the general provisions of the law. Interlocking concrete and brick pavers and trees and shrubbery as required by the approved plans and specification shall be warranted as follows for a period of one (1) year beyond the date of the approval of work as established in ? 22-5, subsection K: Interlocking concrete and brick pavers against settlement which creates an unsafe or hazardous condition for pedestrians and is attributable to foundation failures or poor construction practices. Trees and shrubs shall be planted in conformity with standards set forth in the American National Standards Institutes (ANSI) publication, Z-60.1-1990, except for those failures resulting from extreme weather conditions or abuse or destruction by others beyond the control of the permittee. (5-23-61; 2-7-70; Ord. No. 88-7, 7-1-88; Ord. No. 96-7, 5-11-96)

Arlington County Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 22 STREET DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION Sec. 22-7. Charges. The cost of the engineering services including review and approval of civil engineering plans, building plans, right-of-way use permits, supervision and inspection of construction, shall be borne by the owner or developer at the charges set out below. ? F. Driveways, sidewalks, curb and gutter and landscaping: - Street trees base permit fee (not related to a site plan development): $30.00

Arlington County Code View whole ordinance
CHAPTER 67 Trees and Shrubs. ARTICLE 2. Regulation of Trees and Shrubs on Public Property. 67-2-1. Treatment of Trees and Shrubs. The planting, pruning, maintaining, removal, or other treatment of trees and shrubs upon the streets, public rights-of-way, other County-owned public lands, and public vehicular or public pedestrian access easements where Arlington County is responsible for the maintenance of such easement shall be under the direction of the County Manager. Such planting, pruning, removal, or other treatment shall be in accord with the Tree Guidelines and shall not be performed without the County Manager's approval if such planting, pruning, removal, or other treatment is performed by other than County employees or County contractors or agents. Volunteer Maintenance Contractors shall be deemed to have the County Manager's approval for pruning and maintaining, but not removal of or injury to, the trees or shrubs specified in their agreement with the County. Permission is not required for routine watering and mulching of County-owned trees.

Arlington County Code View whole ordinance
CHAPTER 67 Trees and Shrubs. ARTICLE 3. Regulation of Heritage Trees, Memorial Trees, Specimen Trees, and Street Trees on Public or Private Property. 67-3-2. Preservation. No Heritage, Memorial, Specimen, or Street Tree shall be removed or damaged in any way unless the County Board determines that: (a) there is an overriding need for public improvements; or (b) a severe hardship exists for reasonable use of a site. Should the County Board determine to permit such treatment, the County Board may require that the tree be replaced with a similar tree or trees to approximate the canopy lost, and must issue a writing specifying the action permitted, the tree and its location, and the findings justifying the permission. Nothing in this section shall prevent the County Manager from permitting the removal of a tree in the event that an Arborist or Urban Forester determines that the tree is dead, has become the irreversibly diseased or irreversibly damaged by natural causes, or presents a hazard to the public.

Arlington County Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 8.1 FIRE PREVENTION CODE ARTICLE II. FIRE PREVENTION CODE Sec. 8.1-22. Incorporation Amendments, Additions and Deletions to the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code. 508.5.5. Clear space around hydrants and fire department connections. Clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of any fire hydrant or fire department connection. No person shall plant anything or erect any obstruction within four (4) feet of any fire hydrant or ten (10) feet of any fire department connection and shall not be obstructed by trees, shrubs, plants, structures or any other object. 901.11. Obstruction of fire hydrants and fire department connections. Fire hydrants and fire department connections shall have a minimum of four (4) feet of clear space maintained in all directions and shall not be obstructed by trees, shrubs, plants, structures or any other objects.

Ashland Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 16 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS* ARTICLE III. Maintenance of Trees Sec. 16-20. Same--Issuance; information to be shown. The town manager shall issue a written permit, as required by the preceding section, to any applicant without charge, only when he finds that the action proposed is necessary or desirable, will not be contrary to the town's comprehensive plan, in regard to trees, shrubs, plants or other vegetation, is not contrary to the provisions of this chapter and will be performed in a workmanlike manner. Any permit issued pursuant to the preceding section shall contain the location approved, the action allowed to be performed, the duration of the permit and any other requirements deemed necessary desirable by the town manager. (3-9-82)

Ashland Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 16 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS* ARTICLE III. Maintenance of Trees Sec. 16-18. Street trees. The town manager shall have control and removal of trees on the streets and in the public places of the town, except those trees on the public school sites within the town. (3-9-82)

Ashland Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 16 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS* ARTICLE III. Maintenance of Trees Sec. 16-19. Permit to plant, remove, etc., in public places--Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, except for the town manager or his duly authorized representative, to plant any tree, shrub, plant, or vegetation on or to remove any tree, shrub, plant or vegetation from any dedicated street, alleyway or highway, public right-of-way or easement, public land lying between property lines on either side of a public street, highway or alley, public parking strip, public street, sidewalk or divider, public median strip or planting strip or other land or public place owned by the town, except public school sites, without applying for and obtaining a permit from the town manager; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the trimming or cutting of grass on a public right-of-way. (3-9-82)

Ashland Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 17 SUBDIVISION OF LAND* ARTICLE III. STANDARDS OF DESIGN DIVISION 6. STREETS* Sec. 17-55.2. Street trees. Street trees shall be provided within all street rights-of-way in all subdivisions in accordance with the standards set forth in section 21-234 of chapter 21, zoning.

Ashland ZONING ORDINANCE View whole ordinance
Chapter 21 ZONING* ARTICLE XXIII. - LANDSCAPING Sec. 21-234. Street trees. (a) Required street trees. Street trees as specified in this section shall be preserved or planted along all streets, except that this requirement shall not be applicable to single-family detached dwellings on existing lots of record. In the case of development existing at the effective date of these provisions, the requirements of this section shall apply when there is a change in use or the property, or where the main building on the property is enlarged by a cumulative total of more than ten (10) percent of the gross floor area of the original building, or more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is less. (See section 17-35 of chapter 17, subdivision of land, for street tree requirement in single-family subdivisions). (b) Number of street trees required. Street trees shall be provided at the rate of not less than one (1) tree for each fifty (50) linear feet, or major fraction thereof, of street frontage. In addition thereto, median strips within a development shall be provided with street trees at the rate of not less than one (1) tree for each fifty (50) linear feet, or major fraction thereof, of such median. It is not the intent of this provision to require that street trees be provided with specific or uniform spacing, but that they be distributed throughout permitted locations with consideration for the species of trees, and the locations of driveways, other landscaping and topographic features, signs, easements and utilities, in accordance with guidelines contained in the Development Guidelines Handbook. (c) Location of trees. Trees to be credited toward the street tree requirement shall be located within the required landscaped setback as set forth in section 21-233 of this article, provided that street trees may be located within the street right-of-way when in accordance with the guidelines contained in the Development Guidelines Handbook. In any case where a landscaped setback is not required by section 21-233, required street trees may be located within the street right-of-way or on the lot and within ten (10) feet of the street line. (d) Minimum tree sizes. Trees to be credited toward the street tree requirement shall be deciduous trees having a caliper of not less than two and one-half (2 1/2) inches at the time of planting or, in the case of existing trees to be preserved, at the time of completion of development on the site. (e) Credit for preservation of existing trees. Healthy existing trees to be preserved shall be credited toward the street tree requirement when such trees meet the other requirements of this section, are shown on the approved landscape plan and are adequately protected during construction, provided such trees have a reasonable expectation of survival as determined by the zoning administrator from material contained in the Development Guidelines Handbook or additional supporting data submitted with the landscape plan. (f) Acceptable species, spacing of trees and other standards. Acceptable species, spacing of trees, accepted means of protecting existing trees and other standards and guidelines for tree preservation and tree planting shall be as specified in the Development Guidelines Handbook. (10-8-85; 9-22-87; 2-17-04)

Blacksburg ZONING ORDINANCE View whole ordinance
APPENDIX A Ordinance No. 1137 BLACKSBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE V. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DIVISION 4. LANDSCAPING Sec. 5428 Street trees. (a) In addition to the requirements set out above, in every development requiring a site development plan, there shall be planted on or adjacent to the site an average of at least one tree for every thirty feet of public street frontage. (b) The trees shall be planted adjacent to the public right-of-way on the site being developed, or with the concurrence of the developer, and the Administrator in the public right-of-way. (c) The Administrator may reduce or eliminate this standard based on the size, street frontage, existing vegetation, and specific conditions of the site.

Blacksburg ZONING ORDINANCE View whole ordinance
APPENDIX A Ordinance No. 1137 BLACKSBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE V. REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN STANDARDS, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES DIVISION 3. STREETS Sec. 5-319. Street trees. Street trees shall be provided along all collector and arterial streets within or adjacent to a proposed subdivision, in accordance with Section 5428 of the Zoning Ordinance [Appendix A]. (Ord. No. 1217, ? 2, 12-14-99)

Charlottesville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 29 SUBDISITION OF LAND ARTICLE IV. DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS DIVISION 2. BOUNDARIES, LOTS AND BLOCKS Sec. 29-162. Streetscape trees. Sufficient areas shall be set aside on each lot for the planting of streetscape trees along the frontage of all existing or proposed public streets, in accordance with City Code section 34-870, as that section may be amended from time to time. Trees shall be planted according to the standards outlined in the master tree list, referenced in the zoning ordinance. (4-21-08(1))

Charlottesville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 34 ZONING ARTICLE VIII. IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENTS DIVISION 2. LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING Sec. 34-870. Streetscape trees. (a) Streetscape trees shall be planted along all existing or proposed public streets; however, the following areas are exempt from the requirement of streetscape trees: (1) Areas subject to a zero (0) building setback requirement, or (2) Areas where the maximum permitted building setback is fewer than ten (10) feet. (b) Streetscape trees shall be large canopy trees; however, upon a determination by the director that site conditions warrant smaller trees, the director may approve the substitution of a medium canopy tree. (c) Streetscape trees shall be planted with even spacing in a row, at intervals sufficient to allow for their healthy growth and development. (1) One (1) large tree shall be required for every forty (40) feet of road frontage, or portion thereof, if twenty-five (25) feet or more; or, (2) Where permitted, one (1) medium tree shall be required for every twenty-five (25) feet of road frontage, or portion thereof, if twenty (20) feet or more. (3) Where required along the edge of a parking lot (as set forth within section 34-873, one (1) large tree shall be required for every fifteen (15) feet of street frontage. (4) There shall be a minimum distance of thirty (30) feet between a large and medium tree planted adjacent to one another. Flowering understory trees shall be planted in groups; there shall be a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet between such groups. (d) Streetscape trees shall be planted outside existing or proposed rights-of-way, but within fifteen (15) feet of the edge of such rights-of-way; however: (1) Streetscape trees shall be planted within five (5) feet of the edge of the right-of-way within an entrance corridor overlay district, and (2) For certain parking lots adjacent to public rights of way (see section 34-873), streetscape trees shall be planted within ten (10) feet of the edge of the right-of-way. (e) As an alternative to the requirements of subsection (d) above, streetscape trees may be planted in the city's existing or proposed rights of way with the approval of the director of neighborhood development services. Such approval shall specify placement and type(s) of trees to be planted. The developer must include a statement in the preliminary and final site plans guaranteeing the maintenance and, if deemed necessary by the City's arborist, replacement of any and all streetscape trees planted in the city's existing or proposed rights of way. Such guarantee by the developer for maintenance and/or replacement shall be in effect for a period of two (2) years from the date of planting. (f) In the case of a development subject to the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act, required streetscape trees shall be designated as part of the common area to be maintained by a property owner's association. Otherwise, maintenance of the required streetscape trees shall be the responsibility of the owner of the lot on which such trees are located. (9-15-03(3); 11-17-08(3))

Chesapeake City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 26 ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE VI. EXCAVATIONS DIVISION 2. BORROW PITS Sec. 26-244. Operation and performance standards. Borrow pit excavations shall be conducted in compliance with the following: ? (10) Planting and roadside landscaping. All portions of the excavation site which are not to be covered by water as an end-use shall be covered with soil and vegetation in accordance with the planting plan submitted to and approved by the director under subsection (2) of this section. Unless otherwise permitted by city council, existing trees and vegetation along public street frontage shall be preserved and maintained during excavation and restoration activities. ? (Ord. No. 93-O-054, ? 9-6, 4-20-93; Ord. No. 93-O-099, ? 9-6, 7-27-93; Ord. No. 93-O-218, ? 9-6, 12-21-93; Ord. No. 94-O-195, 9-27-94; Ord. No. 06-O-143, 11-28-06; Ord. No. 09-O-098, 8-11-09)

Chesapeake City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 70 SUBDIVISIONS ARTICLE VI. CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT SUBDIVISIONS Sec. 70-213. Other cluster design requirements. ? (b) Street trees. Canopy trees as defined in section 19-600 of the zoning ordinance are one of the most important amenities of a cluster development. Where possible, canopy trees shall be planted in "tree lawns" at least four feet wide located between the sidewalk and the curb or edge of right-of-way pavement. Utilities shall be located either within the tree lawn area or in a special utility easement located beyond the sidewalk. The final plan may address barriers, such as bio-barriers, that will direct root systems away from public utilities. Plant materials that are easily maintained or removed shall be used in utility easements. Prior written consent from the public utilities department will be required for landscaping located in a water or sewer easement. Street trees shall require a performance guarantee to assure replacement for 18 months after planting. The city may invoke this performance guarantee if the director of development and permits, or designee, determines that a tree is diseased, dying or dead. ? (Ord. No. 04-O-080, 5-18-04; Ord. No. 05-O-148, 11-22-05; Ord. No. 08-O-136, 10-21-08; Ord. No. 10-O-128, 10-19-10)

Chesapeake ZONING ORDINANCE View whole ordinance
Chesapeake, Virginia - Zoning ARTICLE 11. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS ? 11-1107. Landscaping. A. Street trees spaced twenty-five (25) feet on center shall be planted along all public and private streets to create a continuous public edge. Street trees should be planted outside the right-of-way unless the street section has been widened to accommodate the trees, as determined by the department of public works. B. Median trees shall be planted thirty (30) feet on center in all medians within public and private streets. Safe lines of sight for motorists should always be considered when selecting the type, size and location of trees within the median. C. Except for entrances, driveways and utility lines to the site, existing trees located between the street and established front yard (building line) should be protected and preserved to the greatest extent possible. D. At a minimum, all developments should meet the city's landscape ordinance (article 19 of this ordinance). E. Property lines that abut sensitive areas such as park land, open space and residential uses may require additional landscaping and screening structures, such as walls and berms, to provide a continuous and effective buffer between such uses. Such enhanced buffering shall be specified in the master development plan. (Ord. No. 02-O-115, 9-17-02)

Chesapeake ZONING ORDINANCE View whole ordinance
Chesapeake, Virginia - Zoning ARTICLE 11. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS ? 11-1307. Design guidelines. An application for an urban planned unit development shall contain comprehensive design guidelines which address, at a minimum, the following: ? 4. Streetscapes. Streets are public places and as such include the elements of street trees, street furniture, street graphics, fountains, decorative street lighting and other gathering places. Trees and planters are placed on a regular basis along the edge of the street. Both the buildings and the street create the public space. ? (Ord. No. 06-O-051, 5-16-06)

Chincoteague Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 50. STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES ARTICLE III. SIDEWALKS Sec. 50-56. Duty to keep clean. (a) It shall be the duty of the occupant or of the owner of any land or premises abutting upon any paved sidewalk in the town to have the sidewalk abutting such property swept and kept clean of all debris, dirt, refuse, grass, weeds, and other forms of overgrowth, including any limbs or other parts of trees or bushes over the sidewalks less than eight feet above the surface of the sidewalks. (b) If such person occupying or owning such property shall fail, refuse, or neglect to keep the sidewalk as described in subsection (a) of this section, the town shall have the right to enter upon such sidewalk and have such debris, dirt, refuse, grass, weeds, and other forms of overgrowth, including any limbs or other parts of trees or bushes over such sidewalk less than eight feet above the surface of such sidewalk, removed by its agents and employees. The cost thereof shall be chargeable to and paid by the occupant or the owner of such property and shall be collected by the treasurer or such other proper official, as an assessment against the property, in the manner that taxes and levies are collected. (Code 1977, ? 14-1) State law reference?Abatement or removal of nuisances, Code of Virginia, ?? 15.2-900, 15.2-1115.

Chincoteague Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 58. TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES ARTICLE IV. MINIMUM SIGHT DISTANCE AT INTERSECTIONS Sec. 58-107. Erection of obstructions. No person, firm, or entity owning, leasing or otherwise in possession of real estate in the town, which real estate is situated adjacent to any highway, street, or public right-of-way, including any sidewalk adjoining thereto, shall erect, place, construct, grow, or otherwise maintain on such real estate or the sidewalk adjacent thereto any improvement, permanent or temporary; any structure; any sign; any banner; any tree, shrubbery, or vine; or any other object or thing which prohibits, restricts, or impedes the operator of any motor vehicle utilizing any highway, street, or public way which intersects with the highway, street or public way adjacent to such real estate from having an unobstructed line of sight of at least 250 feet from the intersection of such highway, street, or public way to observe approaching motor vehicles traveling on the highway, street, or public way adjacent to such real estate. The line of sight will be measured at a point fifteen feet back from the intersecting street. (Code 1977, ? 11-36; Ord. of 1-3-2000) (Amended 9/4/07)

Danville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 35 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS Sec. 35-14. Clearance of tree limbs above street or sidewalk. It shall be unlawful for any person to suffer his shade trees to have any limbs lower than twelve (12) feet above the sidewalk or street. If the owner shall fail or refuse to have such limbs cut off, the Director of Public Works shall trim such trees so as to conform with the provisions of this section. (Code 1962, ? 28-9)

Danville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 35 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS Sec. 35-14.1. Obstructions to visibility at street intersections. (a) No sign, fence, wall, hedge, planting or other obstruction to vision, extending from a height of two and one-half (2?) feet to ten (10) feet above the established street grade, shall be permitted within the area formed by the intersection of right-of-way lines at corner lots and a straight line joining the right-of-way lines at points which are twenty-five (25) feet distance from the intersection of the right-of-way lines at the corner of the lot. This section shall not apply to mailboxes, police and fire alarm boxes, public utility poles, street name markers, official traffic signs and control devices, fire hydrants, trees with no visual obstruction (except tree trunk) up to the height of ten (10) feet above the established street grade, or when an engineering and traffic investigation reveals that no safety hazard exists. (b) Upon determination that a violation of this section exists, the City shall send written notice by first class mail of the violation to the owner or occupant of the lot requiring the owner or occupant to remove all obstructions violating the provisions of this section within five (5) days after receipt of the written notice. It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of a corner lot to fail to remove all obstructions violating the provisions of this section within five (5) days after receipt of written notice from the City so to do. (c) Upon failure of the owner or occupant of a corner lot to comply with the provisions of this section within five (5) days after receipt of written notice from the City so to do, the City may enter upon such lot and remove there from any and all obstructions found to be in violation of this section. Where trees, shrubs, hedges or other plantings constitute the violation of this section, the City shall have the authority to either trim or remove the same based upon the most cost effective method. (d) In the event an obstruction violating this section is located on City-owned property or right-of-way, such obstruction may be trimmed or removed, whichever is applicable; provided, however, that prior to removal the City shall give written notice to the owner or occupant of the property adjacent to the City-owned property or right-of-way on which the violation of this section is located of the City's intention to remove the obstruction within five (5) days from the receipt of the written notice by first class mail. (Ord. No. 83-11.5, 11-7-83; Ord. No. 2011-07.13, 7-19-11)

Danville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 38.5 VEGETATION ARTICLE III. LANDSCAPING Sec. 38.5-26. Abuse or mutilation of public trees or shrubs. Unless specifically authorized by the Director of Public Works, no person shall intentionally damage, cut, carve, transplant, or remove any tree or shrub on land owned by the City or a City street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way; attach any nails, advertising posters, or other contrivance to any public tree or shrub on land owned by the City or a City street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way; allow any gas, liquid, or solid substance which is harmful to such trees or shrubs to come in contact with them; or set fire or permit any fire to burn when such fire or the heat thereof will injure any portion of any tree or shrub on land owned by the City or a City street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way. (Ord. No. 92-11.15, 11-5-92) Sec. 38.5-27. Protection of trees. (a) All trees on any land owned by the City or a City street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way near any excavation or construction of any building, structure, or street work, shall be guarded with a good substantial fence, frame, or box not less than four (4) feet high, and all building material, dirt, or other debris shall be kept outside the barrier. (b) No person, including public utility companies and City departments and utilities, shall excavate any ditches, tunnels, trenches, or lay any drive within a radius of ten (10) feet from any tree on land owned by the City or a City street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way without first obtaining authorization from the Director of Public Works. (c) All trees on public areas shall, to the degree practical, be pruned or trimmed only in accordance with the standards established by the National Arborist Association, entitled "Pruning Standards for Shade Trees", as revised in 1988. This includes all public utility companies and City departments involved in maintenance of easements. (Ord. No. 92-11.15, 11-5-92)

Danville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 38.5 VEGETATION ARTICLE III. LANDSCAPING Sec. 38.5-28. Removal and maintenance. (a) The City will provide maintenance or removal of dead or diseased trees or shrubs on land owned by the City or a City street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way when such trees or shrubs are determined by the City to constitute a hazard to life, health, or property. (b) No person shall remove trees or shrubs from land owned by the City or a City street, sidewalk, or alley right-of-way for any purpose without first procuring authorization from the Director of Public Works. The person who obtains such authorization shall bear the cost of removal if it is determined that the tree or shrub does not present a hazard to person or property.

Danville ZONING ORDINANCE View whole ordinance
Chapter 41 ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 9. LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING REGULATIONS F. Subdivision Landscaping and Street Tree Requirements. 1. For any subdivision developed within any residential, commercial or industrial zoning district, a street tree landscape plan shall be submitted with all subdivision plats and other development plans involving the construction, extension or widening of private or public streets. 2. The street tree landscape plan for subdivisions shall provide for the placement of street trees outside of and contiguous to the public right-of-way. A minimum of two (2) street trees shall be provided per each lot. 3. Within subdivisions, the street tree landscape plan shall provide an integrated program of street tree plantings, individual lot landscaping, and tree preservation for all lots located within the subdivision. 4. Street trees shall be counted towards the landscape canopy requirement. 5. No street trees shall be installed which interfere with minimum transportation site distances for public and private streets, as determined by the Director of Planning/Zoning Administrator. The landscape plan shall depict sight distance alignments and the location of sight easements. 6. The applicant's landscape architect or qualified landscape designer shall consult with the Director of Planning/Zoning Administrator during the sketch plan and preliminary plat phase to determine the most appropriate species of street trees as well as suitable landscape design and placement concepts for use in a given subdivision or street development program. A list of candidate landscape materials and varieties for differing functions and applications is provided in the appendix of this ordinance. (Ord. No. 2004-02.04, Art. 9, ? F, 2-17-04)

Fairfax City City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 110 ZONING Article IV. SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 4.5 LANDSCAPING 4.5.1 Purpose The purposes of 4.5 are to encourage the planting and proper care of vegetation and trees throughout the city, to replenish tree stock, and to provide for appropriate screening. These actions are intended to contribute to the health, safety and welfare of the city by enhancing pedestrian facilities, decreasing flooding, soil erosion, air pollution and noise, and improving aesthetics in accordance with the comprehensive plan and the requirements of the public facilities manual. The transitional yard requirements and the screening requirements are intended to improve compatibility of uses by providing privacy and enhancing the aesthetic transition between uses. 4.5.2 Applicability A. The landscaping regulations of 4.5 apply as set forth in the individual sections of these regulations. B. Unless specifically exempt, all existing and proposed development for which site plan approval is required (see 6.8) shall meet the provisions of 4.5. 4.5.3 Exemptions A. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the landscaping regulations of 4.5 do not apply to the expansion of individual single-family detached, single-family attached or duplexes dwellings. B. Driving lanes may traverse required landscaping in a perpendicular alignment to provide the necessary ingress and egress to the parking lots. 4.5.4 General A. What is to be landscaped All areas that are not impervious (see 1.5.7) shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements of 4.5. B. Landscape plan required A landscape plan shall be submitted in conjunction with required site plans (see 6.8) in accordance with the requirements of 4.5. A landscape architect or other qualified professional shall prepare all landscape plans. 4.5.5 Transitional yards A. Applicability The transitional yard regulations of 4.5.5 apply along interior property lines in those instances identified in this chapter and only to the following activities: 1. The construction or installation of any new principal building or use; and 2. The expansion of any existing principal building or principal use that results in an increase in gross floor area or site area improvements by more than five percent or 1,000 square feet, whichever is greater. In the case of expansions that trigger compliance with transitional yard requirements, transitional yard landscaping is required only in proportion to the degree of expansion. The zoning administrator is authorized to allow the transitional yard to be established adjacent to the area of expansion or to disperse transition yard landscaping along the entire site transition area. B. Transitional yard defined A transitional yard is a specified land area, located parallel to and within the outer perimeter of a lot or project and extending to the lot line, together with fencing or walls on the lot line, and planting and landscaping required on the land. A transitional yard is not intended to be commensurate with the term "yard" or ?setback.? C. Transitional yard types There are three types of required transitional yards that may occur on any given parcel (for the specific width and plant material for each transitional yard classification see 4.5.5.D). 1. District boundary transitional yards The following table shall be used to determine the required transitional yard classification between adjacent districts. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT RL RM RH RT-6 RT RMF CL CO CR CU CG IL IH RL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RT TY1 TY1 TY1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RMF TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CL TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 TY1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CO TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 TY1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CR TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 TY2 TY1 -- -- -- -- -- -- CU TY3 TY3 TY3 TY3 TY3 TY2 TY2 TY1 -- -- -- -- CG TY3 TY3 TY3 TY3 TY3 TY3 TY3 TY2 -- -- -- -- -- IL TY4 TY4 TY4 TY4 TY4 TY4 TY3 TY3 TY2 TY2 TY1 -- -- IH TY4 TY4 TY4 TY4 TY4 TY4 TY4 TY3 TY3 TY3 TY3 TY2 -- 2. Project boundary transitional yards Project boundary transitional yard requirements are established to mitigate the effect of planned developments on adjacent properties. The following shall be used to determine project boundary transitional yard requirements. (a) No transitional yard is required where the width of the project?s perimeter singlefamily detached residential lots is equal to or greater than the minimum lot width of the adjoining single-family detached development or the minimum lot width required by the respective single-family detached zoning district that applies to any adjoining undeveloped parcel. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) above or unless modified by the city council in the approval of a master development plan, the following boundary transitional yards shall be provided along project boundaries in accordance with 4.5.5.D: (1) PD-R: TY2 transitional yards (2) PD-M: TY3 transitional yards (3) PD-C: TY3 transitional yards (4) PD-I: TY4 transitional yards 3. Use boundary transitional yards (a) Where townhouse developments occur adjacent to single-family detached or duplex dwellings, TY1 transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with 4.5.5.D, below. (b) Where multifamily developments occur adjacent to single-family detached, duplex or townhouse dwellings, TY2 transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with 4.5.5.D, below. (c) Where commercial developments occur adjacent to single-family attached, singlefamily detached, duplex, townhouse, or multifamily dwellings, TY3 transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with 4.5.5.D, below. (d) Where industrial developments occur adjacent to single-family attached, singlefamily detached, duplex, townhouse, or multifamily dwellings, TY4 transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with 4.5.5.D, below. D. Transitional yard classifications Four transitional yard classifications are established in recognition of the different contexts that may exist. They are as follows: SPECIFICATIONS TY1 TY2 TY3 TY4 Minimum Transitional Yard Width [1] (feet) 7.5 10 15 30 Minimum Fence or Wall Height (feet) on Lot Line [2] 6 6 6 6 Minimum Trees (per 100 feet) Canopy NA 3 4 4 Understory 4 3 4 5 Minimum Shrubs (per 100 feet) NA NA 4 5 [1] Yard widths calculated on the basis of average per 100 feet, provided that the yard width at any point may not be less than 50 percent of the minimums stated in the table. Required zoning district setbacks may be counted toward satisfying transitional yard widths. [2] On or adjacent to the lot line. Additional understory trees or shrubs may be substituted for required fence or wall via alternative compliance (4.5.10). E. Location of transitional yards Transitional yards shall be located within the outer perimeter of a lot or parcel, parallel to and extending to the lot or parcel boundary line. Transitional yards shall not be located on any portion of an existing, dedicated or reserved public or private street or right-of-way. F. Ownership of transitional yards Transitional yards may remain in the ownership of the original applicant; they may be subjected to deed restrictions and subsequently be freely conveyed; or they may be transferred to any consenting grantees, such as the city, a land conservancy or land trust, or common interest community association (see 4.13). Any such conveyance shall guarantee the protection and maintenance of the transitional yard in accordance with the provisions of 4.5. G. Landscape materials and design Landscape materials used to satisfy the transitional yard requirements of 4.5.5 are subject to the regulations of 4.5.9. 4.5.6 Tree requirements A. Tree canopy The following 10-year minimum tree canopy requirements shall apply in the respective districts: (figure) B. Street trees In all general districts except the RL, RM, RH and CU districts, a minimum ten foot wide landscaped strip shall be provided along all streets. Street trees shall be required along all streets at the rate of one canopy tree for every 40 linear feet and spaced a maximum of 50 feet part. 1. All street trees shall be planted no less than three feet or more than 15 feet from the back of the curb or edge of pavement. 2. No tree shall be planted within a safe sight triangle (4.3.4) or closer than 10 feet from any fire hydrant. C. Landscape materials and design Landscape material used to satisfy the tree requirements of 4.5.6 are subject to the regulations of 4.5.9. 4.5.7 Parking lot landscaping A. Applicability 1. 4.5.7 applies to: (a) New on-site surface parking lots with more than 10 spaces; and (b) The expansion of any existing surface parking lot if the expansion results in 10 or more new parking spaces, in which case the requirements of 4.5.7 apply only to the expanded area. 2. For purposes of 4.5.7, multiple platted lots contained on a single site plan and any separate parking lots connected with drive aisles are considered a single parking lot. B. Low impact development (LID) Low impact development (LID) techniques that capitalize on and are consistent with natural resources and processes will be incorporated in parking lot landscaping whenever practicable, including but not limited to: 1. Rain catchment and harvesting for on-site irrigation purposes; and 2. Rain gardens (shallow depressions or swales) that slow storm runoff and reduce the impact of what is found in stormwater as it enters storm drainage control systems. C. Perimeter 1. The perimeter of all parking lots with frontage on any portion of a public right-of way shall be screened by a continuous landscaped hedge, a wall, or fence supported by masonry piers. Perimeter screening shall be at least 30 inches in height at the time of installation, and any planted screening shall reach a minimum height of 36 inches within two years of planting. 2. The perimeter of all parking lots adjacent to residentially zoned property shall provide a transitional yard TY3 (See 4.5.5). D. Interior 1. Interior islands An interior landscaped island shall be provided for every ten spaces. Each island shall contain a minimum of 200 square feet with a minimum width of eight feet inside the curb and include a minimum of one canopy tree; provided that, where an island includes a sidewalk, such islands shall contain a minimum of 400 square feet with a minimum of 15 feet inside the curb. Planting islands shall be evenly distributed throughout the parking lot; with no parking space located more than 50 feet from a planting island. Interior islands may be consolidated or intervals may be expanded in order to preserve existing trees, where approved by the zoning administrator. 2. Terminal islands All rows of spaces shall terminate in a curbed landscaped island. Each island shall conform to the specifications described in 4.5.7.D.1, above. 3. Median islands A median island with a minimum width of eight feet inside the curb shall be sited between every six single parking rows. Median intervals may be expanded in order to preserve existing trees, where approved by the zoning administrator. E. Parking structures 1. General Parking lot interior landscaping requirements shall not apply to parking structures. 2. Perimeter landscaping Structured parking above finished grade shall comply with building setback requirements. Landscaping for parking structures shall be provided in all yards pursuant to perimeter landscaping requirements for surface parking. However, where the location of such structure with respect to property boundary and adjacent structures will substantially inhibit the growth of the required trees, such trees may be located along another perimeter of the site in a manner approved by the zoning administrator. F. Curbs and vehicle barriers Landscaped areas in or abutting parking lots must be protected by concrete curbing, anchored wheel stops, or other durable barriers approved by the zoning administrator. Curbs protecting landscaped areas may be perforated, have gaps, or otherwise be designed to allow stormwater runoff to pass through them. G. Landscape materials and design Landscape material used to satisfy the parking lot landscaping requirements of 4.5.7 are subject to the regulations of 4.5.9. 4.5.8 Screening A. Features to be screened The following features must be screened from view of public rights-of-way, public open spaces and from lots used or zoned for residential purposes, as specified in 4.5.8. 1. Drive-through windows/facilities, subject to 4.5.8.B; 2. Ground-mounted mechanical equipment, subject to 4.5.8.C; 3. Outdoor storage of materials, supplies, vehicles and equipment, subject to 4.5.8.D; 4. Pick-up and drop-off containers and facilities, subject to 4.5.8.E; 5. Roof-mounted mechanical equipment, subject to 4.5.8.F; and 6. Trash receptacles and service areas, subject to 4.5.8.G. B. Drive-through windows/facilities Drive-through windows/facilities and lanes shall be subject to the following screening requirements: 1. Drive-through windows/facilities and lanes placed between the right-of-way and the associated building shall require landscape plantings installed and maintained along the entire length of the drive-through lane, located between the drive-through lane and the adjacent right-of-way. 2. Such screening shall be a compact evergreen hedge or other type of dense foliage. At the time of installation, such screening shall be at least 36 inches in height and shall reach a height of 48 inches within two years of planting. C. Ground-mounted mechanical equipment All ground-mounted mechanical equipment over 30 inches in height must be screened from view by a solid fence, solid wall, dense hedge, or combination of such features. The hedge, fence or wall must be tall enough to screen the equipment. D. Outdoor storage of materials, supplies, vehicles and equipment 1. On nonresidential lots, all stored materials, supplies, merchandise, vehicles, commercial vehicles, boats (or similar), trailers, recreational vehicles, equipment, or other similar materials that are not on display for direct sale, rental or lease to the ultimate consumer or user must be screened by landscaping or solid fencing or wall, with a minimum height of six feet at the time of installation. (See also 4.10) 2. On residential lots, all stored materials, supplies, equipment, or other similar materials, including any vehicles, trailers, commercial vehicles, boats (or similar), recreational vehicles, or similar vehicles kept on an unsurfaced area, shall be located in the side or rear yard, screened from the view from the street and first story of any neighboring dwelling to the extent possible by landscaping or solid fencing or wall, and the total area for such outdoor storage shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the side and rear yards combined. 3. On residential lots, one commercial vehicle of a weight less than 9,000 pounds, one commercial trailer, or one noncommercial vehicle of a weight more than 9,000 pounds but less than 15,000 pounds may be kept in accordance with the provisions of City Code, Section 98-147(c). Screening shall not be required provided the vehicle or trailer is kept on a surfaced area. 4. On residential lots, boats (or similar) on trailers and noncommercial trailers may be kept without screening, provided the trailer is kept on a surfaced area. 5. On residential lots, screening shall not be required for firewood, outdoor furniture, portable grills, or similar items accessory to the residential use or for storage of materials and equipment related to a construction project for which a valid building permit is in effect and where the materials and equipment are maintained in an orderly condition and do not constitute a hazard. E. Pick-up and drop-off containers and facilities Pick-up and drop-off containers and facilities shall be screened from the first story window(s) of any neighboring dwellings by a solid fence, solid wall, dense hedge, or combination of such features. The hedge, fence or wall must be tall enough to screen the equipment. F. Roof-mounted mechanical equipment 1. Roof-mounted mechanical equipment (e.g., air conditioning, heating, cooling, ventilation, exhaust and similar equipment, but not elevator shafts, solar panels, wind energy or similar renewable energy devices) over 30 inches in height must be screened from ground-level view at the property line in one of the following ways: (a) A parapet wall; (b) A solid screen, which shall be an integral part of the building?s architectural design; or (c) An equipment setback from roof edges that is at least three feet in depth for each one foot of equipment height. 2. Fire safety access shall be provided. G. Trash receptacles and service areas 1. Trash receptacles and service areas (e.g., recycling containers, grease barrels, medical waste bins) must be screened from view of streets and all abutting lots with a solid wall or opaque fence, with doors or gates, at least six feet in height. 2. Trash receptacles and service areas may be located in parking lot but shall not reduce applicable parking requirements. 3. Trash receptacles and service areas may not be located in the required front or side (street) yard. H. Landscape materials and design Landscape material used to satisfy the screening requirements of 4.5.8 are subject to the regulations of 4.5.9. 4.5.9 Landscape material and design A. Landscaping within required landscaped areas Required landscaped areas must be covered with biodegradable mulch and/or ground cover plants. B. Plant types There are three plant types referred to in this section, and all shall require the use of locallyadapted plants. They include canopy trees, understory trees and shrubs, defined as follows: 1. Canopy trees Large deciduous shade trees with a mature height of 30 feet or greater and a mature spread of 30 feet or greater, with a mature height of 20 feet or greater. 2. Understory trees (a) Small deciduous trees or large deciduous shrubs with a mature height of 10 to 30 feet, except under overhead utilities, where lower heights at maturity may be required; or (b) Trees or large shrubs at least 10 feet tall at maturity that usually have green foliage throughout all seasons of the year. 3. Shrubs Prostrate or upright woody plants, either evergreen or deciduous, with a mature height usually less than 10 feet. Evergreen shrubs usually have green foliage throughout all seasons of the year. C. Required fencing and walls Fencing and walls used for required screening and in transitional yards shall: 1. Be constructed of high quality materials, such as decorative blocks, brick, stone, treated wood, or composite wood-like material complementary to the principal structure; Chain-link fences and barbed wire or concertina wire shall not be utilized for screening purposes; 2. Breaks in the fence or wall may be provided for pedestrian connections to adjacent properties; and 3. The maximum length of a continuous, unbroken and uninterrupted fence or wall plane shall be 100 feet; visual relief shall be provided at intervals not exceeding 100 feet through the use of masonry columns at reasonable intervals. D. Existing trees and vegetation Existing non-invasive trees and shrubs count toward satisfying the landscaping regulations of 4.5 if they are located within the subject area and they comply with the plant height and size requirements of 4.5.9. 1. Tree management plan A tree management plan shall be required prior to the removal or destruction of existing trees that are at least five inches in diameter measured at breast height (DBH), including the following information, except as deemed necessary by the zoning administrator: (a) The location, size, condition and species of all trees which are at least five inches in diameter to be preserved or removed; (b) The location, size and species of all trees to be preserved or removed; (c) Specifications for the removal of trees and protection of trees during construction; (d) Proposed grade changes or other potentially injurious work adjacent to trees designated for preservation with specifications for maintaining ground drainage and aeration around such trees; (e) The location, size and species of all trees to be planted; and (f) Such other information that the zoning administrator deems essential. 2. Tree protection during construction (a) Existing trees specified on the landscape plan to remain on the site shall be protected from vehicular movement and material storage over their root spaces during construction. An undisturbed area with a porous surface shall be reserved around a tree, based on the drip line or as specified by an arborist or landscape architect. (b) A temporary tree protection fence shall be installed along the drip line. 3. Tree removal (a) Diseased trees or trees weakened by age, storm, fire or other injury may be removed in accordance with this 4.5.9.D.3. Trees that are damaging or can be reasonably expected to damage buildings, streets, sidewalks or other infrastructure may be removed, subject to verification of site conditions by the zoning administrator. All other tree removal should be based on a consideration of the following: (1) The effect of the proposed tree removal upon the stabilization of soil, lakes, ponds, streams and rivers; (2) The intended use of the property and feasible alternatives which would preserve existing trees; (3) The existing topography, proposed changes in the topography and proposed landscaping; (4) The hardship imposed or the reasonable use denied to the applicant as a result of permit denial; (5) Historical value of the trees; (6) Good horticultural and forestry practices; (7) The effect of the proposed tree removal on the deadening and absorption of sound; (8) The likelihood that the proposed action will adversely affect the control of flooding or soil erosion; (9) The impact of such action on surrounding property or persons; and (10) The consistency of the proposed action with the purpose of 4.5.1. (b) Trees that are approved by the zoning administrator for removal shall be replaced with new trees or large shrubs on the same property and in the same general location. 4.5.10 Alternative compliance In order to encourage creativity in landscape and screening design and to allow for flexibility in addressing atypical, site-specific development/redevelopment challenges, the zoning administrator is authorized to approve alternative compliance landscape plans subject to the following findings: A. The approved administrative alternate meets the intent of the landscaping regulations; B. The approved administrative alternate complies with the comprehensive plan and adopted city plans; and C. The approved administrative alternate is considered equal to or better than the standard. (10-1-16)

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Chapter 86. SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE Article 2. DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS 2.3 Pedestrian Facilities 2.3.4 Sidewalks B. Placement 1. Where sidewalks are required, sidewalks shall be provided according to one of the following placement alternatives as determined by the zoning administrator: (a) Sidewalks shall be placed against the back of curb (urban street frontage); or (b) Sidewalks shall be placed such that a minimum strip of green space (3 to 5 feet wide) is maintained between the back of curb and the inside edge of the sidewalk and have a minimum paved width of five feet for this placement (sub-urban street frontage); a minimum of three feet of green space shall be maintained adjacent to all tree pits. (10-1-16)

Falls Church City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 33 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE ARTICLE II. IN GENERAL Sec. 33-4. Sidewalks, driveways and parking areas. All private sidewalks, driveways and parking areas on commercial properties shall be kept in a proper state of repair and maintained free of major cracks, holes or dislodged pavers. All private trees, vegetation, shrubs or similar plantings on commercial and residential properties shall be trimmed so as to not obstruct vehicle or pedestrian passage along a public right-of-way or access to a required parking space, nor shall such plantings violate the visibility requirements of section 48-1103. (Ord. No. 1872, 3-12-2012)

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Chapter 44 VEGETATION ARTICLE II. TREES AND SHRUBS DIVISION 1. GENERALLY Sec. 44-24. Plantings along streets and public use easements. (a) The planting, pruning or other treatment of trees upon the streets and public use easements shall be under the direction of the arborist. No tree upon any street or public use easement in the city shall be destroyed, cut down or otherwise removed without the consent of the arborist. No trees or plants of any kind shall be planted upon any street, public use easement or public property except with the consent of the arborist. (b) No trees shall be planted at public expense upon private property unless a public use easement has been granted; except, that, with the consent of the owner, trees may be planted upon the line between any street and the abutting private property, and trees may be planted in connection with public works projects which have disturbed private property and where the city has easements, on condition that the planting, pruning, removal or other treatment of the trees so planted shall be under the control of the arborist. (c) It shall be unlawful to girdle, break, bend, wound, tack signs or notices upon or, in any manner, injure any tree planted upon any public use easement or street or on the line within the corporate limits, except with the approval of the arborist. (Code 1982, ? 35-6; Ord. No. 811) Cross reference? Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 36.

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Chapter 48 ZONING ARTICLE V. SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS DIVISION 7. SITE PLANS Sec. 48-1140. - Other requirements. To further the purposes of this chapter and to ensure public safety and general welfare, the planning commission, departments, divisions and agencies charged with the responsibility for the review and approval of site plans may require the following in addition to improvements required elsewhere in this chapter: ? (6) Preservation of as many live trees as practical. (7) Provision for appropriate shade trees along street right-of-way and sidewalks and in pedestrian and parking areas. (Code 1973, ? 81-56; Code 1982, ? 38-29(g); Ord. No. 595; Ord. No. 640; Ord. No. 704; Ord. No. 881; Ord. No. 1042, 3-28-1983; Ord. No. 1058, 8-8-1983; Ord. No. 1072, 5-29-1984; Ord. No. 1118, 9-9-1985; Ord. No. 1237, 9-12-1988; Ord. No. 1263, 5-22-1989; Ord. No. 1277, ? 5, 10-10-1989; Ord. No. 1332, 11-12-1990; Ord. No. 1335, 11-12-1990; Ord. No. 1636, 3-8-1999)

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Chapter 48 ZONING ARTICLE V. SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS DIVISION 8. LANDSCAPING Sec. 48-1184. Design criteria. (a) Preparation. Landscape plans shall be prepared by a landscape architect, landscape designer, certified arborist or Virginia Certified Nurseryman (VCN). (1) Vegetation should be chosen from the Recommended List of Trees and Shrubs to Plant in the City of Falls Church. The applicant may propose the use of vegetation or designs that fulfill the intent of this section, with the approval of the city arborist. (2) Required vegetation in screening landscape planting strips, landscaping in interior parking lot areas and buffers shall be distributed over their entire lengths and widths. (3) Vegetation may be arranged symmetrically (formal) or asymmetrically (informal) and shall be grouped to form plant clusters. Informal groupings that reflect the natural character of the region are encouraged. (b) Diversity and variety. To increase the diversity of the age and species in the urban forest, consideration shall be given to save mature trees and to plant trees on sites where the tree population is over maturing. Also, to allow for a variety of interest in form, color and height to reduce the opportunity for pest and disease population increase, the following chart shall be used to select the appropriate number of species: Plant Diversity Chart Number of Plant Materials / Min. Number of Species / Max. of any one Species (%) - 0 - 5 / 1 / 100 - 6 - 15 / 2 / 50 -16 - 30 / 3 / 40 - 31 - 50 / 4 / 30 - 50+ / 6 / 20 (c) Location, dimension and spacing. The location, dimension and spacing of required plantings shall be adequate for their proper growth and maintenance, taking into consideration the sizes of such plantings at maturity and the present and future environmental requirements, such as wind, soil, moisture and sunlight. (d) City parkland or other ecologically sensitive areas. Where the required plantings abut city parkland or other ecologically sensitive areas, vegetation shall be noninvasive and be selected from indigenous trees, shrubs and perennials. This is to restrict the introduction of invasive plant species; vegetation shall be determined by the city arborist. (e) Foundation plantings. To soften the edge of the building in the landscape, a five-foot-wide planting area may be required in instances where the proposed building is not abutting the public right-of-way, sidewalks or parking lot. Vegetation should achieve a minimum of 3? feet to five feet in height. (f) Street trees. Street trees shall be required when they abut or lie within a proposed subdivision or development and/or redevelopment along all proposed public and private streets. (1) Where there is no public right-of-way, a perpetual easement for street tree planting and maintenance may be requested of the developer and recorded on the development plan. (2) Trees placed in the public right-of-way shall become the responsibility of the city to maintain and replace. (3) Tree canopy coverage provided by street trees planted in conjunction with residentially zoned R1-A or R1-B lots may be credited towards the lot's minimum canopy coverage requirements. (g) Off-street parking structures. Off-street parking structures shall conform to all applicable provisions of article V, division 6 of this chapter, pertaining to yard requirements. Landscaping shall be provided and maintained in all yards. Suitable facades shall be provided as part of the structure. Landscaping requirements shall not apply to parking spaces within such structures. A wall at least 3? feet in height shall surround any parking which is on top of a structure, and suitable plantings shall be provided to buffer the view of such parking from nearby properties and rights-of-way. (h) Landscape borders. All landscaped areas adjacent to any vehicular travel way, parking space or other vehicular use area shall be bordered by a six-inch concrete header curb. Wheel stops or other appropriate devices may be substituted when the department of public works determines that such alternative devices are needed for drainage purposes. (i) Sight distance for landscaping adjacent to points of access. Plantings shall be selected and located so they do not contribute to conditions that may be hazardous to public safety. Such locations include, but are not limited to, public street rights-of-way, underground and aboveground utilities. (j) Accessway interacting with public right-of way. When an accessway intersects a public right-of-way, all landscaping within the triangular areas described in this subsection shall provide unobstructed horizontal visibility between three feet and six feet above pavement level. Tree trunks may be permitted in these areas provided they do not constitute a traffic hazard. The triangular areas referred to in this subsection are formed by each side of the accessway and public right-of-way line, with each side being ten feet in length from the point of intersection, and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the two other sides. (k) Landscaping adjustments after installation. In the event that the landscaping materials approved by the planning commission cannot be installed due to unavailability, or if the installed varieties fail, substitute materials may be installed, provided they are approved by the city arborist. (l) Exceptions. The planning commission may waive or modify the requirements of this section where adjacent properties are developed under a unified site plan or where the strict interpretation of these provisions would reduce the usable area of a site to a point that would preclude a reasonable use. In such instances, special landscaping and/or architectural techniques may be required in lieu of the requirements of this subsection. The planning commission may also attach conditions to any such waiver or modification to ensure that the results of the waiver of modification shall be in accord with the purposes and intent of this subsection. (Code 1982, ? 38-30(f); Ord. No. 1766, 9-13-2004)

Farmville Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 27 TREES AND SHRUBS Sec. 27-10. Construction of sidewalks to allow for growth. Insofar as possible, when any granolithic, concrete, brick or other permanent sidewalk is laid in any street along which trees or shrubs have been planted, care shall be taken that an opening around the same shall be left in such sidewalk large enough for the expected growth of the trees or shrubs. (Ord. No. 102, 6-15-2006)

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Chapter 27 TREES AND SHRUBS Sec. 27-8. New landscaping. In the development of commercial property and subdivisions, the town manager, horticulturist, and building inspector shall review landscaping plans and may require changes as recommended for street trees to be planted in any of the streets, parking lots and other public places. (Ord. No. 102, 6-15-2006)

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Chapter 6 BUILDINGS ARTICLE I. GENERAL Sec. 6-3. Moving of buildings. ? (e) The town manager, as a condition precedent to the issuance of such permit, shall require a bond to be executed by the person desiring such permit, with corporate surety to his satisfaction. Such bond shall be made payable to the town and for such amount as he prescribes, but in no event to be less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). It shall indemnify the town against any and all damage caused by the moving of such building to streets, curbs, sidewalks, shade trees, highways and any other property which may be affected by the moving of a building. Such surety bond shall also be conditioned upon and liable for strict compliance with the terms of such permit, as to route to be taken and limit of time in which to effect such removal and to repair or compensate for the repair and to pay the town as liquated damages an amount not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) to be prescribed by the town manager for each and every day's delay in completing such removal or in repairing any damage to property or public improvement or in clearing all public streets, alleys or highways of any debris occasioned thereby. ? (Ord. No. 79, 12-10-2003) Cross reference? Moving vehicles and traffic, Ch. 15.

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Chapter 10. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION Article I. In General Sec. 10-5.5. Visibility of fire hydrants. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to plant any trees, shrubs or flowers or erect any structures within a radius of five feet from any City fire hydrant or between a fire hydrant and a public sidewalk or street. (b) There is excepted from the prohibition of this section grass or ground cover not exceeding 12 inches in height. [Ord. of 9-22-1997(1)]

Franklin ZONING ORDINANCE View whole ordinance
APPEDIX A. ZONING ORDINANCE [This Appendix D contains the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Franklin adopted on 4-11-1994. Except for nonsubstantive stylistic changes, these provisions are set out as enacted. Words appearing in brackets [ ] were added by the editor for clarity.] Division 4. Street Yard Landscaping Sec. 25.15. Intent. This division is intended to establish a landscaped area adjacent and parallel to any public street right-of-way. This street yard shall be planted with live, healthy trees to provide a pleasing appearance, a continuity of vegetation, a reduction in impervious surfaces, a reduction in stormwater runoff, improvements in air quality and increased shaded areas. [Amended by Ord. No. 2004-22, 8-23-2004] ? 25.16. Street yard design standards. (a) Generally. Street yards shall be landscaped with live vegetation and maintained by the property owner. Such landscaping may be used to help satisfy the requirements for buffer areas (division 2) and vehicular use area landscaping (division 3). (b) Impervious surfaces. Access driveways shall cross the street yard as near to a 90-degree angle as is practical given the shape and topography of the property. No other impervious surfaces may be used in calculating the street yard area requirements. ? Tree quantity. Street yards shall contain at least one canopy tree for every 50 linear feet of street yard, or fraction thereof, for the entire frontage of the site. Trees may be grouped together to enhance the appearance of the site and enhance the design of the landscaping, but no trees shall be installed closer than ten feet on center. No more than 25 percent of the required trees shall be evergreen. (d) Tree size. Trees shall be a minimum of 1 3/4 to two inches in caliper measured one foot above grade and a minimum of eight feet in height at installation and shall be expected to achieve a minimum height of 35 feet at maturity unless the canopy of such a tree will be impaired by utility lines, in which case two small trees may be substituted therefor. ? Existing trees. Existing trees may be used to satisfy the requirements for street yard planting, provided that these trees meet the size requirements of subsection (d) above and are maintained in a healthy growing condition before, during and after development of the site. (f) Street yard width and area requirements. All new developments shall provide a street yard that averages at least ten feet in width and is no less than six feet in width at any point along its street frontage as measured perpendicularly to the public street right-of-way. The minimum area of the street yard in square feet shall be equal to the length of the property along the right-of-way in linear feet times ten. Street yard widths in excess of 20 feet shall not be calculated in determining the minimum area. Access drives are excluded in calculating the length of the street yard. [Amended by Ord. No. 2004-22, 8-23-2004]

Fredericksburg City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 66. Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places ARTICLE V. Historic Areas and Resources DIVISION 2. Infrastructure Improvements on City Property in Historic District Sec. 66-193. Review standards; appeals. A. In considering proposals for infrastructure improvements within the Old and Historic Fredericksburg District, the City and public utility review committee shall consider the following factors: ? (2) The preservation of trees and other landscaping that provide visual uniformity to the streetscape; ? ? [Code 1991, ? 16-13]

Fredericksburg City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 72. Unified Development Ordinance [HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Fredericksburg 10-8-2013 by Ord. No. 13-16; recodified 12-12-2013. Amendments noted where applicable.] Sec. 72-34.6. Gateway Corridor Overlay District. ? F. Additional standards for the Cowan Boulevard and Fall Hill Avenue Corridor Subdistricts. Development on parcels within the Cowan Boulevard and Fall Hill Avenue Corridor Subdistricts shall comply with the following: (1) Streetscape buffers. The front yard setback areas within the GCO shall be reserved for streetscape buffers consisting primarily of landscaped open space and berms, but may also include amenities such as sidewalks, trails, utilities, and lighting, in accordance with the following standards: (a) A streetscape buffer, comprised of trees and shrubs, shall be provided where needed to screen parking areas, electrical, and mechanical devices. (b) Each streetscape buffer shall incorporate at least one large shade tree of two inches in diameter DBH for every 30 linear feet of road frontage (excluding driveways). (c) Above-grade streetscape buffers along the Cowan Boulevard and Fall Hill Avenue Corridors shall include berms at least three feet in height. The height and design of such berms and all vegetation planted thereon shall be approved by the Development Administrator. (d) Vegetation planted within the streetscape buffer shall be of a type and positioned so that, when fully grown, it will not interfere with existing overhead or underground utility lines. (e) All electrical, data, and mechanical devices taller than one foot in height and located within the streetscape buffer shall be screened with landscaping. (f) No chain-link, vinyl, or plastic fencing shall be permitted within the streetscape buffer area. (g) Landscaped entrance areas shall be irrigated and properly maintained. Xeriscaping practices shall be encouraged, as practicable. (h) The streetscape buffer shall be properly maintained and any landscaping that dies or is substantially destroyed shall be replaced with like species. [Amended 2-11-2014 by Ord. No. 14-10] ? ?

Fredericksburg City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 72. Unified Development Ordinance [HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Fredericksburg 10-8-2013 by Ord. No. 13-16; recodified 12-12-2013. Amendments noted where applicable.] SECTION 72-55. Landscaping Sec. 72-55.6. Trees. A. Street trees. Street trees shall be required for all development in the City, in accordance with the following standards: (1) Where required. Street trees shall be required on both sides of all streets in the City except alleys and around temporary turnarounds. (2) Location. Trees shall be evenly spaced, aligned along the right-of-way frontage within 15 feet of the edge of the roadway pavement, and placed between the edge of the roadway pavement and any sidewalk or trail. (3) Type. All trees must be on the City of Fredericksburg's approved street tree list or be approved by the City Arborist. All plantings must be in accordance with ANSI A300 Part 6. Existing mature, healthy trees located within the streetscape buffer shall be preserved and maintained as part of the overall landscaping plan for the development. (4) Configuration. (a) Single street trees shall be canopy trees except when beneath overhead utilities, where understory trees shall be used. Refer to the City of Fredericksburg's Approved Street Tree List for a list of trees to be planted under power lines. (b) No single genus shall constitute more than 20% of the number of trees to be planted. (c) Understory trees shall be spaced a maximum average of 20 feet on-center. (d) Canopy trees shall be spaced a maximum average of 40 feet on-center. (5) Deviations. Deviations from the standards may be proposed in accordance with the standards in ? 72-55.7, Alternative landscape plan, or by the City's Arborist. B. Specimen tree protection. (1) Applicability. (a) General. [1] Existing mature, healthy trees located within the streetscape buffer shall be preserved and maintained as part of the overall landscaping plan for the development. Every development, except that exempted in accordance with ? 72-55.6B(1)(b), Exemptions, shall be required to protect specimen trees in accordance with this section. [2] A specimen tree is notable by virtue of its outstanding size and quality for its particular species. An existing canopy tree is considered notable when it achieves a diameter at breast height of 32 inches or more and any understory tree is considered notable when it achieves a diameter at beast height of nine inches or more. Species not native to Virginia shall not be eligible for consideration as specimen trees. (b) Exemptions. The following developments shall be exempt from these standards: [1] Those located within the C-D District; and [2] Existing single-family detached residential dwellings on lots of record established prior to October 8, 2013. (c) Invasives not considered specimen trees. Regardless of the diameter at breast height (DBH), any tree listed on the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Invasive Alien Plant Species List shall not be considered a specimen tree for purposes of this chapter. (2) Depiction on landscaping or development plan. The location, species, and size of all specimen trees to be retained in accordance with this section shall be depicted on the proposed development plan associated with the development. (3) General requirement. No specimen tree shall be removed during the development process, except in accordance with ? 72-55.6B(4), Removal of a specimen tree. In addition, all specimen trees shall have the following protections, whether located on public or private land: (a) Cutting, removal, or harm prohibited. Specimen trees shall not be cut, removed, pushed over, killed, or otherwise harmed. (b) Paving or soil compaction prohibited. The area within the dripline of any specimen tree shall not be subject to paving or soil compaction. (4) Removal of a specimen tree. Specimen trees may be trimmed, or cut if the landowner demonstrates to the City Arborist one of the following conditions: (a) Removal of a healthy specimen tree. A specimen tree is in healthy condition, and all of the following standards are met: [1] The landowner is otherwise in compliance with this section; [2] The specimen tree prevents development of a lot platted prior to October 8, 2013, in a way that limits building area to less than otherwise allowed, or hinders compliance with the standards in Article 72-3, Zoning Districts; Article 72-4, Use Standards; or Article 72-5, Development Standards; and [3] Mitigation is provided in accordance with ? 72-55.6B(5), Replacement/mitigation of specimen trees. (b) Removal of a severely diseased, high-risk, damaged, or dying specimen tree. A specimen tree is certified by an arborist or other qualified professional as severely diseased, high risk, damaged by an act of God, or dying. Removal of a severely diseased, high risk, or dying specimen tree shall not require mitigation in accordance with ? 72-55.6B(5), Replacement/mitigation of specimen trees. (c) Trimming, cutting or removal is otherwise necessary. This chapter's prohibition of the trimming, cutting or removal of a specimen tree shall not apply: [1] To work performed on federal or state property; [2] To emergency work performed to protect life, limb or property; [3] Routine installation, maintenance or repair of cable and wires used to provide cable television, electric, gas or telephone service; [4] To activities having only minor effects upon trees, such as home gardening and landscaping of individual homes; or [5] To commercial silvicultural or horticultural activities. (5) Replacement/mitigation of specimen trees. Any person who is determined to be responsible for the unauthorized destruction or removal of a specimen tree shall be required to implement, and to bear the cost of, the following measures: (a) Replacement trees required. Each healthy specimen tree removed or destroyed shall be replaced with replacement trees, each measuring no less than two inches in DBH by American Nurseryman Standard. Replacement trees shall be provided at a rate necessary to result in a cumulative total of replacement tree inches meeting or exceeding the DBH of the specimen tree removed. The replacement trees shall be replanted within 12 months of the removal or destruction of the specimen tree. (b) Location of replacement trees. Replacement trees shall be either planted on the parcel of land from which the specimen tree was removed if sufficient space is available, or placed on nearby property in accordance with ? 72-55.7, Alternative landscape plan. C. Tree protection during construction. (1) Owner's responsibility. At all times prior to completion of development, barriers shall be installed to protect existing and newly installed vegetation from damage, in accordance with ANSI standard A300 Part 5, Management of Trees and Shrubs During Site Planning, Site Development, and Construction (revised 2012). Except for driveway access points, sidewalks, curb, and gutter, no paving shall occur within a tree save area except as may be specifically authorized within an approved alternative landscaping plan. (2) Tree protection fencing. (a) Where required. Specimen trees and other existing trees for which a developer is receiving credit towards landscaping requirements in accordance with ? 72-55.6D, Tree preservation incentives, shall be fenced with a sturdy and visible fence. The fence shall be installed prior to commencement of any land disturbing activity and shall be maintained in place at all times until completion of development. Fencing shall be erected no closer than one linear foot to a tree's dripline. The Zoning Administrator shall consider the existing site conditions in determining whether the location of tree protection fencing meets the requirements of this subsection. The area located inside tree protection fencing is referred to as the "tree save area". (b) Inspection. All tree protection measures shall be inspected and approved by the Zoning Administrator as being compliant with the requirements of this subsection, prior to commencement of any land disturbing activities. (c) When required. No construction, grading, equipment or material storage, or any other activity shall be allowed within any tree save area. (3) Encroachments into tree save areas. Encroachments into specimen tree save areas shall occur only when no other alternative exists. If such an encroachment is anticipated, the developer shall notify the Zoning Administrator and shall refrain from any such encroachment for a period of 48 hours following the notification, to allow the Zoning Administrator an opportunity to confer with the developer and inspect the site. Thereafter, if the developer proceeds with the encroachment, the following preventive measures shall be employed: (a) Soil compaction. To help prevent compaction due to construction traffic or materials delivery through a tree save area, the area must first be mulched with a minimum four inch layer of wood chips. Under no circumstances shall equipment or materials be stored within a tree save area. (b) Fill. No fill shall be placed within a specimen tree save area without adequate venting to allow air and water to reach the roots. (c) Chemical contamination. Trees located within a specimen tree save area shall be protected from chemical contamination from liquids or other materials, including but not limited to paint, chemical solvents, gasoline, oil, diesel fuel, hydraulic fluid, concrete spoils, or rinse water from vehicle cleaning, including rinsing of concrete truck tanks and chutes. D. Tree preservation incentives. (1) Tree preservation credits. In order to encourage the preservation of as many trees as practical on a development site, credit towards the minimum landscaping requirements shall be applied to all existing trees retained on a site that comply with the credit standards of this subsection and are not specimen trees. Credits shall be granted in accordance with the following standards: (a) Standards. Existing healthy, well-formed canopy and understory trees shall be credited toward the minimum landscaping requirements in this section, provided: [1] The vegetation to be credited shall meet the minimum size standards in this chapter; [2] The vegetation to be credited conforms with all species requirements and does not include noxious or invasive weeds or other nuisance vegetation; [3] The vegetation to be credited is protected before and during development by tree protection fencing or other methods approved by the Zoning Administrator prior to the start of any land-disturbing activities; and [4] The location of the existing vegetation contributes to the screening or buffering functions of the landscaping. (b) Credit amount. As an incentive for retention of existing trees, existing trees meeting the standards in Subsection D(1)(a) above that are retained during and after development shall be credited towards the minimum landscaping requirements in this chapter at a rate of 1.25 times the tree's actual caliper or diameter at breast height. (2) Reduction in the minimum number of required parking spaces. Up to a 5% reduction in the number of off-street parking spaces required on a development site shall be allowed, if the reduction of pavement will preserve the root zones of existing, healthy specimen trees. The specific amount of reduction will be determined by the Zoning Administrator after taking into consideration any unique site conditions and the impact of the reduction on parking needs for the use, and must be agreed upon by both the applicant and the Zoning Administrator. Alternative paving materials (see ? 72-53.3G, Alternative materials) may be required by the Zoning Administrator in cases where required parking areas encroach upon root zones.

Hampton City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 34 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARTICLE II. WORK ON, OVER, UNDER OR AFFECTING STREETS GENERALLY DIVISION 2. PERMIT GENERALLY Sec. 34-43. Application. (a) Application for a permit under this division shall be filed in the office of the director of public works on forms supplied by the city. Such application shall show all required information and be signed by the applicant or his authorized agent. Such application shall include a description of the work to be done and a sketch showing such work. Such sketch shall show the following: ? (5) Any tree which is to be removed, and the location and description of trees and shrubs within and adjacent to the right-of-way. (b) An application for a permit for underground installations must be accompanied by a sketch showing: ? (6) The location and description of trees and shrubs within and adjacent to the right-of-way. (Code 1956, ?? 19-18?19-20; Code 1964, ?? 37-18?37-20; Ord. No. 1029, 11-13-91; Ord. 1456, 1-24-07) Sec. 34-49. Issuance for cutting, trimming or spraying trees or shrubs. The director of public works may issue a permit under this division for the cutting, trimming or spraying of trees or shrubs on a street only when such work is fully justified in the public interest and the permit shall prescribe the manner in which such work is to be done. (Code 1956, ? 19-35; Code 1964, ? 37-35; Ord. No. 1029, 11-13-91; Ord. 1456, 1-24-07)

Harrisonburg City Code View whole ordinance
Title 9 PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS CHAPTER 6. PUBLIC TREE ORDINANCE Sec. 9-6-6. Obstruction. (a) Duty of occupant: With the exception of the central business district, it shall be the duty of any person owning or occupying real property bordering on any street right-of-way to prune, maintain or remove any trees, vegetation or weeds within such right-of-way in a manner to ensure that they will not: cause potential hazard to public safety, obstruct or shade the streetlights, obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, obstruct vision or traffic signs, or obstruct view of any street or alley intersection. The minimum clearance of any overhanging portion thereof shall be nine (9) feet over sidewalks, and sixteen (16) feet over all streets. Prior to commencing such work, property owners are required to obtain a permit as specified in this chapter. (b) Notice to prune: Should any person owning real property bordering on any street right-of-way fail to prune, maintain or remove trees, vegetation or weeds as provided above, the department of public works, with the advice of the superintendent of parks shall order such person to so prune, maintain or remove such trees, vegetation or weeds within five (5) days after receipt of written notice. Such notice shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the property owner. (c) Failure to comply: When a person to whom an order it directed shall fail to comply within the specified time, the city may do the work or cause the work to be done, and the cost thereof, shall be charged to the owner of the lot and if not paid, shall be added to and collected with his real estate tax for the current year. (Ord. of 12-14-04)

Hopewell City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 33 Streets & Sidewalks Article I In General Sec. 33-20. Planting trees in or near streets or sidewalks. No person shall plant any shade trees in the streets or sidewalks of the city without the previous consent of the city manager, who shall designate the proper line for the same. No North Carolina poplar, Lombardy poplar or cottonwood tree shall be planted in the streets or alleys of the city nor within ten (10) feet of the lines of the same. Neglect or refusal to remove trees planted contrary to this section, when ordered to do so by the city manager, shall be cause for issuance of a warrant for having the trees removed by the city, and the person planting the trees shall pay the cost for the removal of same.

Luray Town Code View whole ordinance
APPENDIX A ZONING ARTICLE V. SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS 503. Visibility at intersections. (a) Except for street signs, utility poles, or traffic signs, no tree, shrub, bush or other thing, or any part thereof, shall be placed or allowed to remain on any corner lot in such a manner as to impede vision between a height of two and one-half and ten feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the area bound by the street centerlines of such intersecting streets and a line joining the street centerlines at a distance of 50 feet from the point of intersection. (b) The town may remove the tree, shrub, bush or other thing, or any part thereof, whenever such person, after the expiration of five days next following receipt of notice, has failed to do so. The cost of any removal shall be chargeable to such person and shall be added to their tax bill. ? Violations of this section shall be a Class 4 misdemeanor. (Ord. No. 2005-11-11, ? 1, 11-14-2005)

Luray Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 74 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 74-15. - Cutting trees on street or alley. (a) No person shall cut, trim or remove any tree, shrub, bush or other growth, or any part thereof, in, on, or upon any public street, avenue, park, ridge, sidewalk, building, structure, fence, alleyway, easement, or right of way, or any other public places or public property, without authorization of the town manager, or their designee. (b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 Misdemeanor. (Code 1965, ? 24-15; Code 1981, ? 16-16; Ord. of 5-27-2014, ? 1)

Luray Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 74 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 74-9. Clearance for awnings, fire escapes, signs, tree limbs, etc., over streets, sidewalks, alleyways, rights of way, etc. (a) Pursuant to the Code of Virginia, 1950, ? 15.2-2010, as amended, it shall be unlawful for any person to place or allow to remain over any public street, avenue, park, ridge, sidewalk, building, structure, fence, alleyway, easement, or right of way, or any other public places or public property, any awnings, fire escapes, shutters, signs, cornices, gutters, downspouts, bay windows and other appendages to buildings or property, unless the same be at least 14 feet above the street, or nine feet above such other public places or public property, and with authorization of the town manager, or their designee. The town manager, or their designee, may remove the thing whenever such person, after the expiration of five days next following receipt of notice, has failed to do so. The cost of any removal shall be chargeable to such person and shall be added to their tax bill. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or allow to remain over any public street, avenue, park, ridge, sidewalk, building, structure, fence, alleyway, easement, or right of way, or any other public places or public property, any tree, shrub, bush or other growth, or any part thereof, unless the same be at least 14 feet above the street, or nine feet above such other public places or property. The town may remove the tree, shrub, bush or other growth, or any part thereof, whenever such person, after the expiration of five days next following receipt of notice, has failed to do so. The cost of any removal shall be chargeable to such person and shall be added to their tax bill. ? For the purpose of this section, the term "sidewalk" shall mean not only any sidewalk on the property of the town, but also the property of any person which is adjacent thereto, not more than three feet therefrom, and not enclosed. (d) Any person who violates this section as the owner or occupant of the subject property shall be guilty of a Class 4 Misdemeanor. (Code 1965, ?? 24-22, 24-23; Code 1981, ? 16-10; Ord. No. 2005-11-08, ? 1, 11-14-2005; Ord. of 5-27-2014, ? 1) State Law reference? Authority of town to permit signs, etc., to overhang street, etc., Code of Virginia, ? 15.2-2010.

Lynchburg City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 38 TREES AND VEGETATION ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 38-11. City maintenance of trees and vegetation in public rights-of-way. (a) The city is not required to cut and/or remove weeds, brush, plants, grass or other vegetation growing in the public alleys, unimproved streets and other unimproved rights-of-way except as provided in subsection 26-28.1(c) of the city's weed ordinance. The city shall not cut and/or remove weeds, brush, plants, grass or other vegetation growing in the unimproved portion of the public right-of-way lying between any public street and private property lines except when the weeds, brush, plants, grass or other vegetation grow in such a manner as to obstruct the view of traffic signs, obstruct the view of an intersection or otherwise create a traffic hazard. (b) If any tree growing in a public alley, unimproved street or other unimproved right-of-way is dead or is growing in such a manner that the branches, limbs or other parts of the tree extend or pertrude onto private property in a manner that constitutes a danger to citizens or property, the city will cut and remove or prune such tree once it has been notified of the condition of the tree. It shall be the responsibility of the adjoining property owner or tenant to notify the city when a tree is growing in such a manner that it needs to be cut and removed or pruned. (c) Any adjacent property owner, tenant or citizen, at their own expense, may cut and/or remove any weeds, brush, plants, grass or other vegetation growing in the public alleys, unimproved streets and other unimproved rights-of-way and in the unimproved portion of the public right-of-way lying between any public property and private property lines. No person shall cut and remove or prune any tree growing in the public right-of-way without first obtaining a permit from the urban forester as required in section 38-38 of the City Code. (Ord. No. O-95-327, 12-12-95; Ord. No. O-99-254, 11-23-99)

Martinsville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 13 OFFENSES?MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 13-29. Damaging or defacing property in or on streets, lanes or public squares. Every person who shall maliciously, wantonly or carelessly mark with chalk or daub with paint, cut, break or otherwise injure or deface any fence, wall, post, lamppost, lamp or lantern, utility pole, tree, tree box, show window, house or other building or sidewalk in or upon any of the streets, lanes or public squares of the city shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Cross reference? Penalty for Class 1 misdemeanor, ? 1-11; permit to cut, trim, etc., street trees, ? 19-10.

Martinsville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 19 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 19-10. Trees on streets or sidewalks. (a) Shade trees may be planted along a sidewalk pursuant to a permit issued by the director of public works and at such points as he shall designate, but no cottonwood, poplars and silver maples shall be planted along any sidewalk within the city. (b) No person shall cut, trim, deface or injure in any manner or remove any tree on the streets, sidewalks or other public property in the city, unless permission in writing is obtained from the director of public works. Upon such permission being granted, the cutting, trimming or removal shall be done in accordance with such regulations and instructions as may be given by the director of public works. The person obtaining such a permit shall pay to the city the actual cost of the city representative in supervising the cutting, trimming or removal of the tree. (Code 1971, ? 15-8) Cross reference? Damaging street trees generally, ? 19-29.

Martinsville City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 21.5 TREES Sec. 21.5-6. Applicability. This chapter shall apply to trees, plants and shrubs located within street rights-of-way, parks and public places of the city. Trees, plants and shrubs located on private property that constitute a public nuisance shall be governed by the city's property maintenance code. (Ord. No. 2004-20, ? VI, 1-25-2005)

Middleburg Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 105 TREE PRESERVATION 105-12 Planting, Maintenance and Removal The Town shall have the right to plant, maintain and remove trees, plants and other woody ornamental or parts thereof on public property or within Town easements. The Town Administrator or designee, upon the recommendation of the Streetscape Committee, may remove or order to be removed any tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or which by reason of its nature is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines, or other public improvements, or limits access to sewers, fire hydrants, electric lines or other utility lines or pipes or any other public improvements, or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect or other pest. A second opinion by an ISA certified arborist is recommended for the removal of any tree on public property or within Town easements that has a fifteen-inch (15?) or greater diameter at breast height (dbh). In the event that any tree is pruned by the Town or its contractor, a certified arborist shall be required to be on site during such pruning. Trimming, pruning, removal or treatment of any tree on public property or within Town easements shall be consistent with the International Society of Arboriculture as outlined in the American National Standards Institute A300 and Z133.1 Standards. In the event a tree is severely damaged by storms or other causes and must be removed on an emergency basis, the Streetscape Committee will be notified so proper tree replacements can be recommended where appropriate. This Section does not prohibit the planting of street trees within the road right-of-way by abutting property owners as a donation or contribution, provided the Town Administrator grants prior written approval, after a recommendation from the Streetscape Committee. The selection and location of said trees shall be in accordance with provisions of this ordinance, the Middleburg Zoning Ordinance and any other applicable Town regulation. The Town may also allow right-of-way plantings, other than trees, provided the Town Administrator, upon recommendation of the Streetscape Committee, gives prior written permission. A written request to install right-of-way plantings shall be addressed to the Town Administrator. (Amended 2/10/2011) 105-13 Tree Management Plan A tree management plan is required within site development plans and subdivision applications as noted in the Middleburg Zoning Ordinance. The Streetscape Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Town in the administration of the Town?s landscaping, screening and open space regulations. (Amended 2/10/2011) 105-15 Removal of Tree Stumps Tree stumps located on public property shall be removed below the surface of the ground so that the top of the stump shall not project above the existing grade.

Middleburg Town Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 105 TREE PRESERVATION 105-6 Street Tree Species to be Planted (See Middleburg Zoning Ordinance) The Streetscape Committee shall develop, maintain and update a listing of trees considered most desirable for planting along streets in the following three size classes based on mature height: ? Small Trees (under 15 feet) ? Medium Trees (15 to 30 feet) ? Large Trees (over 30 feet) The Streetscape Committee shall also develop and regularly review and update a list of trees that are prohibited for planting. This list will include, among others, trees considered to be invasive, those that are considered to be water-seeking trees and other species known to have insect and/or disease problems. (Amended 2/10/2011) 105-7 Spacing The spacing of street trees will be in accordance with the three species size classes as approved in Section 105-6 of this ordinance. No trees may be planted closer together than the following: ? Small Trees: 25 feet ? Medium Trees: 40 feet ? Large Trees: 50 feet An exception may be made to the above spacing for special plantings depending upon the species, setting or purpose by the Streetscape Committee and as described in the Town of Middleburg Zoning Ordinance. 105-8 Distance from Curb and Sidewalk (See Middleburg Zoning Ordinance) Street trees may be planted no closer than four feet from any curb or sidewalk. An exception may be made for special plantings if authorized by the Streetscape Committee. 105-9 Plantings near Street Corners and Fire Hydrants No street tree shall be planted near street corners or curbs in such a way as to obstruct visual clearance in conformance with VDOT site clearance standards. No tree shall be planted within ten feet of any fire hydrant. 105-10 Plantings near Overhead Utilities No street trees shall be planted near overhead utilities other than those species included in the Virginia Cooperative Extension publication 430-029. An exception may be made for special plantings if authorized by the Streetscape Committee.

Middleburg ZONING ORDINANCE View whole ordinance
MIDDLEBURG SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ARTICLE 7 Required Improvements 7.6 Landscaping Requirements 7.6.1 Existing tree cover within the proposed subdivision or development shall be retained in accordance with the Middleburg or Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, as applicable, and taken fully into account in the design of the subdivision lots, street layout and development in accordance with the Middleburg or Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, as applicable. Plans shall indicate how existing trees are to be protected and how soil aeration, drainage and moisture are to be preserved. 7.6.2 Street trees and other plant material may be planted within public rights?of?way in accordance with plans approved by the administrator to meet the required specifications for landscaping in the Middleburg or Loudoun County zoning ordinance, as applicable. Required specifications for landscaping, street trees and street tree plantings shall designate the number, location, size, variety and condition of trees and other plant materials to be planted, as well as the planting methods. The specifications shall take into account the relative hardiness, shape, root?growth pattern, and undesirable features of plant materials and shall provide restrictions on plantings in locations likely to damage underground or aerial utility facilities, restrict motorists' or pedestrians' sight distances, conflict with driveways, sidewalks, bikeways or streets, or damage streets, sidewalks, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, curb and gutter and other required facilities. (Amended 1/21/99) 7.6.3 All cut and fill slopes shall be landscaped, either seeded and stabilized, or sodded with grass or plants suitable for such slopes, in accordance with the latest edition of the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook.

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MIDDLEBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE IX. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVANCY ZONING DISTRICT Section 105.2: Conservancy Subdivision: Lot, Bulk and Open Space Requirements ? (i) Additional Standards for Open Space ? (3) Conservancy and greenbelt open space shall incorporate historic resources, prime agricultural soils, floodplain areas, wetlands, steep slopes, existing tree cover and other environmentally sensitive resources to the greatest extent possible. Section 107: Design Standards ? All Uses ? (d) Street Design. Street layout shall take into consideration internal open space areas, gateways, and vistas. Both street and pedestrian linkages to the existing town are recommended where possible. ? (4) Street trees shall be planted along all streets in conformance with Section 215. ? Section 107.2: Additional Standards for Certain Special Exception Uses Additional standards set forth below shall apply to certain specific uses permitted with a special use permit in this ordinance. These are intended to serve as the minimum standards for these uses, and are not intended to substitute for other applicable provisions of this ordinance or for additional conditions that may be imposed in connection with special exception approvals. All special exception uses shall also be subject to the design standards of Section 107 and 107.1. ? (g) Rural Resort (Added 5/12/2006) ? (13) Minimum Open Space: A minimum of 75% of the gross lot area shall be open space meeting the requirements of this subsection. (i) Open space shall be configured to include all major floodplains, very steep slope land areas of 5,000 contiguous feet or more and wetlands located on the property. Additional land as needed to meet minimum open space requirements shall be designated as open space and shall be selected to add to the visual amenities of the rural resort and to minimize the impact of the resort facilities on surrounding areas and shall incorporate historic resources, prime agricultural soils, floodplain areas, wetlands, steep slopes, existing tree cover and other environmentally sensitive resources to the greatest extent possible. ?

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MIDDLEBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE XV. BUFFERING, SCREENING AND TREES Part II. Trees Section 215: Street Tree Planting Street trees shall be required along both sides of all newly constructed streets which are dedicated for public use. Street trees shall be planted in an area generally within 20 feet of the public right-of-way. The developer shall provide an average of at least one deciduous canopy tree for every 40 feet of street frontage. All trees shall have a minimum caliper of two inches when planted and a trunk at least 12 inches in diameter when fully mature.

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MIDDLEBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE XV. BUFFERING, SCREENING AND TREES Part II. Trees Sections 217: Approved Tree/Shrub Material (Added 06/10/04) (a) Trees and shrubs included in the list in subsection 217 (d) may be used to satisfy the planting requirements of this article. The list is divided into the following categories: canopy trees, ornamental trees and shrubs. Selections must conform to the varieties and functions identified on this list unless an alternative is approved per subsection 217 (b). (b) Any applicant may apply to the Zoning Administrator for approval of substitute plants for any plant listed on the Town of Middleburg Approved Tree/Shrub List. The Zoning Administrator shall refer such requests to the Streetscape Committee for review and recommendation. The Zoning Administrator shall approve or disapprove the substitute plant request within sixty (60) days of such application. (c) The Streetscape Committee shall annually review the Town of Middleburg Approved Tree/Shrub List and recommend any changes to the Town Council, which shall refer the matter to the Planning Commission for hearing and recommendation in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. (d) Town of Middleburg Approved Tree/Shrub List: (Tree/Shrub List Begins on Following Page) Tables - Canopy Trees - Ornamental Trees - Shrubs

Newport News City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 38 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARTICLE II. WORK ON, OVER, UNDER OR AFFECTING STREETS DIVISION 2. PERMIT GENERALLY Sec. 38-47. General requirements and exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to perform any work in connection with the erection, construction, removal, relocation or maintenance of any surface, overhead or underground installation, or to cut, trim or spray trees, or to place construction signs or materials if such work, cutting, trimming, spraying or placing is on, under, over or in any way affects the surface or subsurface of any street, lane, alley, right-of-way or easement in the city without first having obtained a permit therefor from the director of engineering or the director's authorized representative; nor shall such work be performed after such permit shall have been revoked by the director of engineering or the director's authorized representative, or by the terms of the permit. ? (Ord. No. 62, ? 2; Code 1961, ? 36-28; Ord. No. 3051-83; Ord. No. 3111-83, ? 1; Ord. No. 3134-84) Sec. 38-49. Application. (a) Application for a permit required by this division shall be filed in the office of the director of engineering on forms supplied by the city. Such application shall show all required information and be signed by the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent. Such application shall include a description of the work to be done and a sketch showing such work, if required by the director of engineering. (b) Sketches filed with an application under this section shall show the following: ? (5) Any tree which is to be removed. ? (Ord. No. 62, ?? 4, 5, 15, 20; Code 1961, ?? 36-29?36-32; Ord. No. 3051-83; Ord. No. 3111-83, ? 1) Sec. 38-55. Issuance for cutting, trimming or spraying trees. The director of engineering may issue a permit under this division for the cutting, trimming or spraying of trees on a street only when such work is fully justified in the public interest. Such work shall be done only in a manner prescribed in the permit so issued. (Ord. No. 62, ? 24; Code 1961, ? 36-52; Ord. No. 3051-83; Ord. No. 3111-83, ? 1) Sec. 38-59. Contents of permits. Permits issued under this division shall specify the manner and the conditions under which the permitted work shall be done. Unless otherwise specified in the permit, every permit issued shall be deemed to include the following provisions: ? (7) No tree roots shall be cut to the extent of rendering the tree unsafe and, if possible, tunneling through or under roots instead of cutting anchor roots shall be followed. ? (Ord. No. 62, ?? 9, 21; Code 1961, ?? 36-36, 36-37; Ord. No. 3051-83; Ord. No. 3111-83, ? 1; Ord. No. 3223-84) Sec. 38-75. Protection of adjoining property. The permittee shall at all times at his or its own expense preserve and protect from injury any adjoining property by providing proper foundations and taking other measures suitable for the purpose. The permittee shall, at its own expense, shore up and protect all buildings, walls, fences or other property likely to be damaged during the progress of the excavation work and shall be responsible for all damage to public or private property or highways resulting from its failure properly to protect and carry out said work. All construction and maintenance work shall be done in a manner calculated to leave the lawn area clean of earth and debris and in a condition as nearly as possible to that which existed before such work began. The permittee shall not remove, even temporarily, any trees or shrubs which exist in parking strip areas or easements across private property without first having notified the property owner, or in the case of public property, the appropriate city department or city official having control of such property. (Ord. No. 3051-83)

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Chapter 40.3 VEGETATION Sec. 40-3.3. Pruning, removing, damaging, etc., generally. (a) No person shall, without a permit from the director, prune, spray, remove, destroy, cut, girdle or deface any tree, shrub, landscape planting or other vegetation located on city property or injure the same by root cutting or exposure or by placing any chemical or substance on the ground around such tree, shrub, landscape planting or other vegetation; provided, however, that permits for the activities listed in this subsection affecting any tree, shrub, landscape planting or other vegetation located within city rights-of-way shall be issued by the department of engineering after review and recommendation by the director. (b) No person shall, without a permit from the director, injure, disturb, misuse or remove any device placed to protect any tree, shrub, landscape planting or other vegetation located on city property; provided, however that permits for the activities listed in this subsection affecting any tree, shrub, landscape planting or other vegetation located within city rights-of-way shall be issued by the department of engineering after review and recommendation by the director. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any cutting or trimming of grasses upon city rights-of-way by the owner of property adjacent to such right-of-way. (Ord. No. 5679-01, ? 1)

Petersburg City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 98 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES ARTICLE III. SIDEWALKS Sec. 98-126. Planting of shade trees on sidewalks. (a) No person shall plant any shade tree on any sidewalk of the city, without first obtaining a permit so to do from the city manager. The city manager may, when there will be no interference with the abutting owner's right of ingress and egress, and subject to the provisions of this section, grant such permit; provided, however, that no permit shall be granted for the planting of any shade tree on a sidewalk on the following streets or portions thereof: (1) Sycamore Street, from Washington Street to Old Street. (2) Bank Street. (3) Short Market Street. (4) Bollingbrook Street, from Sycamore Street to Second Street. (5) Lombard Street, from Sycamore Street to Second Street. (b) No permit required by this section shall be granted until the applicant files with the city manager the written consent of the abutting landowners to plant the trees. ? A permit granted under this section shall authorize the holder thereof to make proper and suitable excavations in the sidewalk, of such size and depth, and in such manner, as is prescribed by the director of public works. The permit holder shall keep each such excavation properly guarded to prevent accidents, until the excavation is properly filled, and no such excavation shall be left open at night. (d) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a class 4 misdemeanor. (Code 1981, ? 32-24)

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Chapter 32 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS ARTICLE II. RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT Sec. 32-56. Definition. As used in this article, the word "permittee" means a person to whom a permit required by this article is issued. (Code 1988, ? 32-56) Cross reference? Definitions and rules of construction generally, ? 1-2. Sec. 32-65. Protection of adjoining property. The permittee shall at all times and at his or its own expense preserve and protect from injury any adjoining property by providing proper foundations and taking other measures suitable for the purpose. The permittee shall, at his or its own expense, shore up and protect all buildings, walls, fences or other property likely to be damaged during the progress of the excavation work and shall be responsible for all damage to public or private property or highways resulting from its failure to properly protect and carry out such work. Whenever it may be necessary for the permittee to trench through any lawn area, the sod shall be carefully cut and rolled and replaced after ditches have been backfilled as required in this article. All construction and maintenance work shall be done in a manner calculated to leave the lawn area clean of earth and debris and in a condition as nearly as possible to that which existed before such work began. The permittee shall not remove, even temporarily, any trees or shrubs which exist in parking strip areas or easements across private property without first having notified and obtained the consent of the property owner, or in the case of public property the appropriate city department or city official having control of such property. (Code 1973, ? 32-52; Code 1988, ? 32-65)

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ZONING ORDINANCES ARTICLE 40.1-3: ZONING DISTRICTS 40.1-3.5 ACTIVITY CENTER (AC) ZONING DISTRICTS ? (E) Procedure Applications for establishment of an AC district shall be reviewed as an amendment to the Official Zoning Map in accordance with Section 40.1-2.3(A), Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) or Text Amendment, and the following standards: ? (2) Statement Design Standard Required In addition to a master plan, applications for an AC district shall also provide a statement of design standards in the form of graphics and explanatory text illustrating how buildings, circulation systems, landscaping, and other elements of the master plan will meet the general and district-specific standards of the AC district and other relevant requirements in this Ordinance. The statement of design standards shall, at a minimum, address all of the following: ? (g) Street tree planting, landscaping, and drainage; ? (F) General Standards for All Activity Center Districts ? (8) Street Trees (a) Except where topographic or other conditions make it impractical, street trees shall be located: (i) Along both sides of all streets; (ii) Between the curb and the sidewalk; (iii) Within appropriately-sized tree lawns or tree pits; and (iv) With a maximum on-center spacing of 40 feet. (b) Except beneath overhead utilities, street trees shall be canopy trees. ? ?

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ZONING ORDINANCES ARTICLE 40.1-3: ZONING DISTRICTS 40.1-3.6 SPECIAL BASE ZONING DISTRICTS ? (B) Waterfront (WF) District ? (5) Development Standards ? (e) Streetscapes Buildings along streets shall form a consistent line of building facades, relative to the street edge. Street trees, sidewalks and pedestrian-scaled lighting of no greater than 14 feet in height shall be included in streetscape areas to create a comfortable walking environment. Pedestrian amenities (such as benches) shall be consistent with city standards for outdoor furniture downtown and shall also be provided, as appropriate, throughout the development site. (f) Street Trees Street trees shall be located in tree pits or tree lawns established between the curb and the sidewalk along all streets except alleys. The distance between street trees shall be determined by the design of the development, as needed to provide an integrated landscaped theme. Spacing and tree selection shall reflect the district?s urban character and enhance views of the waterfront and downtown areas. ? ? ?

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ZONING ORDINANCES ARTICLE 40.1-5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 40.1-5.1 OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING, AND CIRCULATION ? (M) Vehicular Circulation ? (7) Primary Drive Aisles Primary drive aisles within off-street surface parking lots with 400 or more spaces shall be designed to appear as an extension of the public street network extending from the public right-of-way along the full length of the primary facades of structures being served by the drive, and shall meet the following standards: ? (d) Street trees shall be provided along both sides of the primary drive aisle every 50 feet, although understory trees may be used adjacent to the building fa?ade within 40 feet of building entrances. ?

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ZONING ORDINANCES ARTICLE 40.1-5: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 40.1-5.6 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ? (F) General Commercial Standards Except otherwise noted, these general commercial standards are intended to apply for all commercial development in the city. ? (3) Street Trees (a) Buildings subject to the standards in this section shall provide canopy trees along all street frontages (except alleys) located between the curb and sidewalk, or within five feet of the right-of-way when no sidewalk exists. (b) Street trees shall be placed a maximum of 40 feet on-center. (c) Understory trees may be used in cases where overhead utilities will remain after development is complete. ?

Richmond City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 25 SUBDIVISION OF LAND Sec. 25-222. Easements along side or rear in dwelling districts abutting expressway or toll road. An easement at least ten feet in width, across which there shall be no right of access to or from subdivision lots, shall be provided along the side or rear of lots in dwelling districts established by or pursuant to Chapter 30 which abut an expressway or toll road. The easement shall be used for the cultivation of trees, shrubs or other vegetation of such character as will lessen the adverse effect of the movement of vehicles over such expressway or toll road upon the use of land for dwelling purposes. (Code 1993, ? 26-48; Code 2004, ? 94-176)

Roanoke City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 31.1 SUBDIVISIONS ARTICLE IV. REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 31.1-400. Standards for streets. ? (b) Whenever a subdivision is classified as a major subdivision, the subdivider shall provide street improvements as set forth in Table 400-1. (c) Curb and gutter, planted strips, street trees, and sidewalks shall be provided on both sides of a new street. Where lots are being established on only one (1) side of a new street, and where topographic conditions would preclude future establishment of lots on the undeveloped side of the street, sidewalks shall not be required on the side of the street where no lots are being created. Where a subdivision takes place only on one (1) side of an existing street, such improvements shall be required only on the side on which the subdivision takes place. ? (f) Street trees shall be planted along the entire length of the street being created or improved, exclusive of areas required to remain clear for the purposes of sight distance. (1) The minimum number of street trees required shall be calculated by dividing the block length, minus twenty (20) feet of sight distance required at each corner of the block, by forty (40). Any fractional remainder may be rounded down to a whole number. The required number of trees may be reduced by the number of street lights located more than twenty (20) feet from an intersection. (2) Street trees shall be provided in the planted strip between the sidewalk and curb or within tree grates located in an extended-width sidewalk as permitted in Table 400-1. Street trees shall be located with centers a minimum of three (3) feet from the back of the curb in a planted strip or in tree grates along an extended-width sidewalk. A minimum of five (5) feet of clearance shall be maintained between street trees and underground utilities. (3) Street trees shall be planted in accordance with the Standardized Landscape Specifications for the Commonwealth of Virginia, 2000, jointly adopted by the Virginia Nurserymen's Association, the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers, and the Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. (4) All trees required by this section shall be selected from the approved tree list in Table 400-3 and shall meet the specified minimum caliper or height at the time of planting. The subdivision agent may approve the use of trees not set forth in Table 400-3 to meet the minimum street tree requirements of this section, provided the subdivision agent determines the proposed alternative species are consistent with the intent of this section. The resource for such determination shall be based on the published reference text, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, fifth edition, 1998, by Michael A. (g) The subdivision agent, in consultation with the city engineer and city traffic engineer, will review proposed street lighting to determine that the overall layout and design of street lights are adequate for the streets and related pedestrian ways as to the height of poles, shielding of light sources, and that placement is coordinated with the location of street trees and other public improvements. A certificate of appropriateness from the architectural review board shall be obtained for street lights to be installed in either the Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-1) or the Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2). ? (Ord. No. 37985, ? 2, 12-17-07; Ord. No. 38425, ? 1, 4-20-09)

Roanoke City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 33 VEGETATION AND TRASH ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 33-3. Openings in sidewalks to protect trees and shrubs. When any concrete, brick or other permanent sidewalk is laid in any street along which trees or shrubs have been planted, care shall be taken that, when practicable, an opening around such trees or shrubs shall be left in such sidewalk, large enough for the expected growth of the trees or shrubs. (Code 1956, Tit. VIII, Ch. 6, ? 4)d

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Chapter 36.2 ZONING ARTICLE 6. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DIVISION 3. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Sec. 36.2-630. General development standards. The provision and location of all pedestrian and vehicular traffic related facilities, including sidewalks, curbs and gutters, street trees, street lighting, frontage roads, and acceleration and deceleration lanes, shall be as required by the Agent to the Planning Commission, provided that the property's development directly generates the need for such infrastructure and provided further that the infrastructure required is in proportion to the level of need generated by the development. Such determination by the Agent shall be based upon a quantifiable need documented by analysis of existing and post-development conditions, such as traffic or drainage studies. (Ord. No. 40088, ? 1, 10-20-14)

Salem City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 95 PUBLIC TREES Sec. 95-2. Master street tree plan. (a) The city horticulturist shall have the authority to formulate, administer, and amend a master street tree plan. The master street tree plan shall specify the species of trees to be planted on each of the streets or other public sites of the city. From and after the effective date of the master street tree plan, or any amendment thereof, all planting shall conform thereto whenever possible. (b) The horticulturist shall consider all existing and future utility and environmental factors when recommending a specific species for each of the streets and other public sites of the city. (Ord. of 1-10-00)

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Chapter 95 PUBLIC TREES Sec. 95-3. Obstruction. Duty of occupant. It shall be the duty of any person or persons owning or occupying real property bordering on any street upon whose property there may be trees or other vegetation, to prune such trees or vegetation in such manner that they will not interfere with utility lines on the city right-of-way, obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, obstruct the view of any street or alley intersection, or obstruct view of any traffic control devices (including but not limited to signs and traffic signals). Suggested minimum vertical clearance of any overhanging portion thereof shall be eight feet over sidewalks, and 16 feet over all streets. Suggested minimal horizontal distance to any traffic signal equipment, traffic control signs, or utility lines should be ten feet. If the occupant fails to perform these duties, city maintenance crews or other tree maintenance crews authorized by the city shall have the right to prune for such clearance over city rights-of-way for safety and accessibility as needed. City maintenance crews or other tree maintenance crews authorized by the city shall have the right to maintain public trees located in the city right-of-way. (Ord. of 1-10-00)

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Chapter 95 PUBLIC TREES Sec. 95-7. Removal, planting, replanting, and replacement. Whenever practical, the city shall replace a tree or trees in a treelawn when such trees are removed for street or highway paving. No person, other than the city, shall remove a tree from the treelawn for the purpose of construction, or for any other reason, without first filing an application and procuring a permit from the city horticulturist, and without replacing the removed tree or trees to the satisfaction of the horticulturist. The person or property owner shall bear the cost of removal and replacement of all trees removed. No person shall plant a tree on city property or right of way contrary to the master street tree plan. Any such planting may be removed by the city at the cost of such person. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. (Ord. of 1-10-00)

Staunton City Code View whole ordinance
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES Chapter 12.25 TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY 12.25.060 Public tree care. (1) The city, in consonance with the comprehensive landscape master plan, shall plant, prune, maintain and relocate trees, plants, and shrubs within the lines of all streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares, and public grounds, as may be appropriate to preserve or enhance the symmetry and beauty of such public grounds. (2) Before the removal of any street tree or park tree, or any part thereof, by the city, or before the city issues an order directing said removal, the city shall advise the landscaping advisory board in writing of its intention and the reasons therefor. The landscaping advisory board shall have 30 days after receipt of such notice to make its recommendation to the city with respect thereto, suggesting, if possible, any alternative to the proposed removal. Such alternatives are advisory only, the decision to remove hereunder being at the discretion of the city, provided the provisions of subsection (3) of this section are met. (3) The city shall not remove a street tree of significant size, or permit removal by others, unless notice of the intended removal or destruction is given. The notice shall consist of a durable and legible statement of the city?s intent, affixed to and easily visible on the tree for not less than five days immediately preceding the contemplated removal or destruction; and the notice shall state the reason for the intended removal or destruction of the tree and the person or persons to whom inquiries or protests thereon may be directed. (4) In the event of an emergency situation, such as a fallen tree or some other condition or occurrence requiring an immediate removal or destruction of a tree along one of these public ways, the city may remove or destroy the tree without complying with the foregoing provisions of this section. ?Emergency situation? shall include, but is not limited to, trees posing an immediate danger to public safety and trees causing stoppage of utility services such as water lines, sewer lines, electric or power lines, or other public or private improvements; all as determined by the director of public works for the city. (5) When a tree is removed it shall be city policy to plant a replacement somewhere in the general area to include planting on private property, with the consent of the owner. (6) This section does not prohibit the planting of ?street trees? by home owners on public property in front of their lot, or by other citizens, providing that the selection and location of said trees is in accordance with the comprehensive landscape master plan and approval obtained from the landscaping advisory board, the city horticulturist, and the director of public works for the city. (Code 1985, ? 26-69; Ord. 2-10-99).

Suffolk City Code View whole ordinance
Chapter 74 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARTICLE IV. OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY DIVISION 2. TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER VEGETATION Sec. 74-203. Removal, pruning and cutting back. (a) No tree, shrub, plant or other horticultural display planted on any city street, alley or other public property shall be removed, pruned or cut back without permission of the city beautification and litter control commission. (b) If any public improvement project initiated by the city requires the removal of any tree, shrub, plant or other horticultural display under the jurisdiction of the city beautification and litter control commission, the city manager shall so inform the commission. No approval for such removal due to governmental action is required. (Code 1976, ? 24-27)

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Chapter 74 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARTICLE IV. OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY DIVISION 2. TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER VEGETATION Sec. 74-204. Planting. (a) Any person desiring to plant a tree, shrub, plant or other type of horticultural display on any city street, alley or other public property shall first apply to and secure the approval of the city beautification and litter control commission. (b) In considering any such application, the commission shall be guided by the compatibility of the requested planting with existing planting in the surrounding area, the adequacy of the planting area, the effect, if any, the planting will have on highway safety, the desirable spacing for the type planting requested and the appropriateness of the proposed species for the intended use. (Code 1976, ? 24-28)

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Chapter 74 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ARTICLE IV. OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY DIVISION 2. TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER VEGETATION Sec. 74-201. Certain vegetation deemed public property. All trees, shrubs, plants and every other kind or type of horticultural display planted on the streets, alleys or other public property within the city are public property; and their ownership shall be in the city. (Code 1976, ? 24-25) Sec. 74-202. Maintenance by beautification and litter control commission. The city, in the interest of civic beautification, shall be responsible for maintaining all the trees, shrubs, plants and other horticultural displays planted on any city street, alley or other public property and designates the city beautification and litter control commission as its agent in administering its maintenance responsibility. The city beautification and litter control commission shall make such rules and regulations as it deems necessary in order to carry out this function subject to approval by the city council. (Code 1976, ? 24-26)

Suffolk Development Ordinance View whole ordinance
Unified Development Ordinance ARTICLE 4 ZONING SEC. 31-419. MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUD). ? (i) DESIGN GUIDELINES REQUIRED. An application for a Mixed Use Development (MUD) Overlay District shall contain comprehensive architectural design guidelines for the master plan which address at a minimum the following: ? (3) STREETSCAPE. Streets are public spaces and as such include the elements of street trees, street furniture, street graphics, fountains and other gathering places. Sidewalks are typically wider?up to ten feet. Trees and planters are appropriately placed along the edge of the street. Both the buildings and the street create the public space. ? (7) LANDSCAPING. Besides the streetscaping trees, an open space area should provide for a "soft" environment with grass, trees and shrubs. In spaces between buildings or on undeveloped parcels, landscaping should be provided. Small urban parks are also an important feature to be landscaped. ? ? (Ord. No. 11-O-086, 10-19-2011)

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Unified Development Ordinance ARTICLE 6 DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS SEC. 31-612. STREET IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS. ? (c) STREET CLASSIFICATION. ? Collector. Collectors serve as a long-distance, medium-speed vehicular corridor which traverses an urbanized area. It is usually lined by wide sidewalks, or side medians planted with trees. Center medians may be continuously planted or have trees in individual planting areas. Buildings uniformly line the edges. Option 1 is designed to provide a relatively high-volume entryway to a proposed development. Option 2 provides for parking on one side of the street, provides a lower volume link between internal centers, and may be used to maintain scenic views. Option 3 allows for parking on both sides of the streets and provides a link between external description and internal centers. Main Street (Minor Collector). The main street serves as a small-scale, low-speed connector. Main streets provide frontage for high-density buildings such as offices (zoning district O-I), shops (zoning districts B-1 and B-2), and apartment buildings, rowhouses and other multi-family dwellings (zoning districts RC, RU and Rowhouse land use category of a TND). A main street is also appropriate for the CBD or VC zoning districts or the Town Center of a TND. A main street is urban in character, with raised curbs, closed drainage, wide sidewalks, parallel parking, trees in individual planting areas, and buildings aligned on short setbacks. Local Streets (Urban). The local street serves as a small-scale, low-speed connector. Local streets provide frontage for medium-to-low-density residential buildings such as detached homes and duplexes. A local street is urban in character, with raised or rolled curbs, closed drainage, sidewalks, occasional parallel parking on one side, trees in continuous planting areas, and buildings aligned on medium setbacks. Local Streets are pedestrian-oriented in character with sidewalks and parallel parking. Parking may be restricted, for example, to one side of the street to define an edge between parks and open space. This street design is appropriate in most residential zoning districts, such as RL, RLM, RM, RC, and RU, as well as for multi-family and residential development on lots not exceeding 10,000 square feet in mixed use districts such as CBD, VC, PD, and TND district or TND option developments. Rural Roads. The rural road serves as a small-scale, low-speed connector. Rural roads provide frontage for low-density residential buildings such as rural residential, and rural estate zoning. A rural road is rural in character, with raised or rolled curbs, closed drainage, trees in continuous planting areas, and buildings aligned on medium setbacks. ? (i) RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTHS. (1) GENERALLY. Minimum roadway widths shall comply with the Street Pattern specifications of Subsection ? of this Section and the PFM, or if no specification is provided, with 24 VAC ? 30-90-380. However, where local street capacity is needed to accommodate the LOS standard prescribed in ? 31-601, capacity shall be provided in the form of cross-streets and diverter roads rather than through the addition of additional roadway lanes. (2) HAMLET OR TND MODIFICATIONS. In order to promote development patterns which support pedestrian activity and which minimize stormwater runoff, a Decisionmaker shall not approve a subdivision plat or site plan with right-of-way or pavement widths which do not comply with this Subsection unless: A. The proposed development is certified by the Director as a TND or Hamlet option, or is submitted pursuant to a TND zoning district; and B. The pavement width requirements of this Subsection and 24 VAC ? 30-90-380 would preclude: ? (iii) The establishment of street trees consistent with the Landscaping Standards of this Ordinance. ? (m) TRAFFIC VISIBILITY STANDARDS. A Traffic Visibility Zone shall be maintained on each corner of property at the intersection of streets. Material impediment to visibility is defined as any impediment which might conceal a child on a bicycle from a driver approaching the intersection. (1) PROHIBITED OBSTRUCTIONS. A Traffic Visibility Zone shall contain no fence, structure, earth bank, hedge, planting, wall or other obstruction between a height of two and one-half (2?) feet and nine feet above the property line grade as established by the Director of Public Works. The following are exempted from this provision: ? B. Trees trimmed (to the trunk) to a height at least nine feet above the level of the intersection. ? ?

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Unified Development Ordinance ARTICLE 6 DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS SEC. 31-603. LANDSCAPING STANDARDS. (a) PURPOSE. The purpose of the landscaping standards is to provide visual enhancement of the City; to protect and promote the appearance, character and economic value of property; to reduce visibility of paved areas and other unsightly views from adjacent properties and public lands; to moderate climatic effects; to minimize noise and glare; to enhance public safety by defining spaces to influence traffic movement; to reduce storm water runoff, and to provide visual transition between neighboring properties. (b) APPLICABILITY. This Section shall apply to all new major residential subdivisions, and commercial, office and industrial subdivisions and site plans. The developer shall submit a landscape plan to the Director of Planning as precedent to final site plan approval as outlined in Section 31-307 of this Ordinance. However, any development containing eighty percent (80%) or more impervious area shall include a landscape plan at the time of initial site plan submittal. In addition to the above, a sign landscape plan, which complies with this Ordinance, Section 31-714, signs, and Section 31-412(h), if applicable, shall be required. (c) GENERAL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. The following shall apply to all Sections of the landscaping provisions of this Ordinance. (1) TYPE. Plant materials shall be selected from the approved plant list set forth as Appendix C herein, which plant list is hereby by incorporated by reference as if set forth in its entirety in this Section. All modifications shall be approved by the Director in accord with the Waivers and Modifications Section of this Ordinance. For developments containing 300 trees or greater, no more than thirty percent (30%) of the required new planting shall consist of one family type and shall be interspersed; not more than twenty percent (20%) of the required new plantings shall consist of the same genus type and shall be interspersed, and not more than ten percent (10%) of the required new plantings shall consist of the same species type and shall be interspersed. (2) CONDITION. All plant materials shall conform to the standards of the American Nursery and Landscape Association ("ANLA") (formerly the American Association of Nurserymen), The American Standard For Nursery Stock, (1996), which document is hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in its entirety herein. Said document may be obtained by contacting ANLA at 1250 I Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202/789-2900). Plants shall be healthy, vigorous, well rooted and free of defects, decay, disease or infestations. After implementation, all required plant material shall be maintained by the property owner. All dead, dying or diseased plant material shall be replaced by the property owner. (3) BONDING. Prior to the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the applicant shall provide a maintenance bond. The maintenance bond shall be in the amount of one-third (1/3 of the value of the required landscaping, and shall be held for a period of 12 months following the date of Certificate of Occupancy issuance. A Certificate of Occupancy shall not be issued until the required landscaping is planted and completed in accordance with the approved landscape plan. If planting cannot occur due to seasonal constraints, the Planning Director may accept a performance surety in lieu of installation of plantings. The performance surety may be submitted in the form of a performance bond irrevocable letter of credit, certified check, cash escrow or other surety acceptable to the City attorney as to format and manner of execution. This surety shall include the full cost of plant materials and installation costs such as, but not limited to, soil treatment, labor, and/or guying costs. Should the Planning Director accept performance surety in lieu of any or all plantings, all required landscaping shall be installed and approved by the following planting season. (4) PLANTING STANDARDS. The planting of materials shall conform to the standardized landscape specifications as identified in the "Guidelines for Landscape Planting in the City of Suffolk, Virginia" or in the standards of the most recent edition of the American Nursery and Landscape Association ("ANLA") (formerly the American Association of Nurserymen), The American Standard For Nursery Stock, (1996), which document is hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in its entirety herein (said document may be obtained by contacting ANLA at 1250 I Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202/789-2900), and the "Standardized Landscape Specification for the State of Virginia" by the Virginia Nurserymen's Association. All trees shall have tops which display a natural growing shape or condition. Trunks shall be healthy and free of defects or mutations such as, but not limited to, over guying. (5) PROTECTION STANDARDS. A. Landscaped areas shall be protected from vehicular encroachment by planter islands such as, but not limited to, 8?? 8? new treated timbers, concrete curb stops, and curb/gutter or as approved by the Director. Planting islands shall contain a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet for each tree and a minimum of ten (10) square feet for each shrub. The Director may consider the advice of the City Engineer, Department of Public Works, Department of Public Utilities, Virginia Department of Transportation, and any other agencies in determining the final design of planter islands. B. Unless other requirements of this Ordinance are greater, all new trees shall be mulched within a minimum two and one-half-foot (2??) radius planting area. All shrubs shall be mulched within a one-half-foot area of the plant. Mulching shall consist of a minimum depth of two (2) inches and shall be completed within two (2) days of planting or at final inspection. Acceptable mulching materials are listed in the "Guidelines for Landscape Planting in the City of Suffolk, Virginia." (6) VISIBILITY. The landscape plan shall identify a visibility triangle at all intersections including parking access aisles and roads. No trees, shrubs or other materials shall be placed where this will impede visibility above 2? feet within the visibility triangle or as required by the Virginia Department of Transportation or by the City of Suffolk Public Works Department. The Director of Planning shall consider the comments from other agencies prior to final approval of the landscape plan. (d) MINIMUM PLANT SPECIFICATIONS. (1) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING TREES. Preservation of existing trees and shrubs shall be maximized to provide for continuity and improved buffering ability. Effort shall be made to preserve all existing trees within twenty (20) feet of existing water bodies such as lakes, streams and wetlands. Except for tree canopy requirements, trees retained for compliance with this Ordinance shall not be less than six (6) feet in height, shall be noted on the landscape plan, and shall comply with the following: A. Prior to landscape plan approval, the property owner shall sign a statement stating protective measures to be taken and agreement to replacement of the trees should any removal or death occur during and/or after construction; B. The landscape plan shall identify the protection area and method of protection for retained trees. The minimum radius of protection area shall be determined by multiplying the tree diameter at breast height in inches by one foot or by delineation of the drip line of the tree, whichever is greater; C. The protection area shall be identified during construction with high visibility fencing and/or chain link fencing. There shall be no encroachment including, but not limited to, earth disturbing activities such as grading and/or stockpiling of soil or materialswithin this area; D. Any vegetation removed before, during or after construction shall be replaced with newly planted vegetation which meets the minimum requirements outlined in this Ordinance. (2) NEW TREES. Required tree plantings shall conform to the following minimum standards with caliper measurements taken six inches above grade. At time of planting: A. Large street trees shall measure a minimum of 1?- to 2-inch caliper; B. Medium street trees shall measure a minimum of one- to 1?-inch caliper; C. Screening trees shall measure a minimum of 4? to six feet in height. (3) NEW SHRUBS. A. Streetscape shrubs shall be container grown in not less than three gallons and shall not be less than 24 inches in height at time of planting and shall not be pruned to less than 24 inches in height. B. Screening shrubs shall not be less than 30 inches at time of planting and shall not be pruned to less than five (5) feet in height. (e) TREE CANOPY. Canopy calculations for new plantings shall be calculated from the official tree canopy maintained in the City of Suffolk Department of Planning. All new and existing vegetation applied to canopy requirements shall comply with the plant specifications and standards of this Ordinance (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. The landscape plan shall include the planting and/or replacement of trees on site to the extent that, after ten years from the date of planting, tree canopies shall be at least: A. Ten percent (10%) tree canopy for a site zoned office, business or industrial; B. Ten percent (10%) tree canopy for a residential site zoned twenty (20) or more units per acre; C. Fifteen percent (15%) tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than ten, but less than twenty units per acre; and D. Twenty percent (20%) tree canopy for a residential site zoned ten (10) units or less per acre. (2) EXISTING VEGETATION. A. Existing plant material exceeding five feet in height may be applied toward tree canopy or tree cover requirements. Preserved trees shall conform to the plant specifications and standards of this Ordinance except for size. B. Credit shall be calculated by multiplying 1.25 times the undisturbed wooded area. C. Effort shall be made to preserve all existing vegetation within twenty (20) feet of existing water bodies, such as but not limited to lakes, streams and wetlands or as required by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District. (3) EXEMPTIONS. The following land area shall be exempt from the area to be calculated: A. Areas devoid of plant material exceeding five (5) feet in height; B. Dedicated school sites or other publicly dedicated lands; C. Playing fields and other non-wooded recreation area; D. Wetlands areas. (f) SCREENING. ? (2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. ? B. Where only vegetation is used, screening shall consist of a double staggered row of evergreen trees spaced 20 feet on center, or a triple staggered row of evergreen screening shrubs spaced ten feet on center. ? (3) REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE, BUSINESS OR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. A. Where only vegetation is used, screening shall consist of a double staggered row of evergreen screening trees spaced twenty (20) feet on center, or a triple staggered row of evergreen screening shrubs spaced ten (10) feet on center. B. In addition to the above, office, business or industrial uses, such as, but not limited to, loading docks, parking areas and the like, which, in the opinion of the Director of Planning and Community Development are objectionable, abut a residential district, berming shall be required. (i) Requirements for residential districts: a. Where RU, RC, RM, RLM or RL residential districts, as defined in Article 4, abut A, RR or RE districts, additional landscaping shall be required. b. Landscaping shall consist of a 15-foot screening strip of either a single row of screening trees spaced 20 feet on center or a single row of screening shrubs spaced ten feet on center. (4) REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERSTORES AND BIG BOX RETAIL USES. Retail uses subject to Section 31-715 of this Ordinance shall comply with the following standards: A. LANDSCAPING. (i) PERIPHERAL. A 30-foot wide landscaped buffer shall be provided along the front property line and along all abutting arterial roadways with breaks for approved access points. A minimum 15-foot wide landscape buffer shall be planted along all other property lines and along all internal roadways. No parking is permitted within these required buffer area or landscape areas. (ii) BUILDING FACADE. The minimum setback for any building facade shall be 35 feet. Where the facade faces adjacent residential uses, an earthen berm, no less than six feet in height, containing at minimum, evergreen trees planted at intervals of 20 feet on center, or in clusters or clumps and shrubbery, shall be provided. (iii) PARKING LOT. A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the parking area shall be landscaped. Landscaped areas shall be dispersed throughout the parking lot. Landscaped areas shall be protected by raised curbs and shall be a minimum of 200 square feet in size, except that ten percent of the planting areas may contain a minimum of 100 square feet. Where used, parking lot islands between parallel parking rows shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet in width and shall run the length of the parking aisle capped at each end by the termination of the island. In all cases parking aisles shall be landscaped at each end. For other types of parking configurations, landscaping, screening and buffer yard standards shall prevail. (iv) REQUIRED PLANTINGS. a. STREET TREE SPACING. Trees shall be planted on 30-foot centers. For variety, trees may be occasionally grouped to accent an area. b. NUMBERS OF TREES AND SHRUBS PER 100 SQUARE FEET. Trees and shrubs shall be provided consistent with the landscaping standards of this Ordinance. c. GROUND COVER AREAS. All areas shall be planted at a minimum with turf or grass. Ground covering such as ivy or similar material shall be used to accent planting areas. (5) EXEMPTIONS. A. Principal agricultural uses shall be exempt from screening requirements, with the exception of uses such as sawmills and feedlots and other uses which, in the opinion of the Director of Planning and Community Development, are objectionable. (g) STREETSCAPE LANDSCAPING. (1) APPLICABILITY. In addition to the above, all developments with five (5) or more parking spaces and/or subject to site plan review shall provide streetscape landscaping. The requirements of this Section shall apply to all expansions, reuse and/or modifications of existing development. Should existing site conditions and/or existing development of the property limit applicability of this Section, the developer may submit a Waiver or Modification request in accordance with the Waivers and Modifications Section of this Ordinance. (2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. A. At minimum, a continuous ten-foot (10?) wide Streetscape planting strip, exclusive of easements, shall be located in areas adjacent to an existing or proposed public road provided, however, that a lower width may be permitted by the street improvement standards, Section 31-612(c)(3) (Street Patterns) in order to balance median and sidewalk widths. Up to five (5) feet of this planting strip may be devoted to sidewalk. The planting strip shall be located generally parallel to the existing or proposed road and shall not be located in areas identified for road widening, road projects, drainage areas, BMP areas or other public improvement projects. Minor encroachments in the planting strip by drainage easements may be approved by the Director of Planning and Community Development. B. Street trees shall be required to be planted within the ten-foot planting strip. One large street tree shall be required every 50 feet or fraction thereof, or, one medium street tree shall be required every 25 feet or fraction thereof. Street trees shall be planted in an even, linear spacing. If minor shifts to the linear spacing are required due to the location of existing infrastructure, development or required sight distance, these shifts may be approved by the Director of Planning. C. A single row of streetscape shrubs, planted three feet on center, shall be placed within the ten foot planting strip. Effort shall be made to locate this vegetation so to provide most effective screening of parking areas. Berms, three feet in height and a maximum 2:1 slope, may replace streetscape shrubs to a maximum of 50 percent.

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APPENDIX A ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS C. CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES Sec. 227. Borrow pits. ? (b) Special requirements. ? (7) Roadside landscape. Existing trees and ground cover along public street frontage shall be preserved and maintained and replaced during the period of excavation if the appropriate city authorities deem it necessary. ? ? (Ord. No. 2145, 6-23-92; Ord. No. 2362, 1-9-96; Ord. No. 2414, 8-13-96)

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APPENDIX E TREE PLANTING, PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT Sec. 1.4. Application. The terms and provisions of this ordinance [appendix] shall apply to property as follows: A. Residential. 1. All residential lots shall have trees planted, or canopy cover provided, based upon the following minimum requirements by lot size: a. 1?4,999 square feet: (1) One small tree per attached townhouse interior lot. (2) Two (2) small, or medium, trees for attached townhouse end lots. (3) Two (2) small or medium trees for all other lots. B. 5,000?7,499 square feet: 300 square-foot canopy cover. C. 7,500?9,999 square feet: 400 square-foot canopy cover. D. 10,000?14,999 square feet: 600 square-foot canopy cover. E. 15,000?19,999 square feet: 750 square-foot canopy cover. F. 20,000?29,999 square feet: 900 square-foot canopy cover. G. 30,000?65,339 square feet: 1,000 square-foot canopy cover. H. 65,340?87,119 square feet: 1500 square-foot canopy cover. i. 87,200 square feet and greater: 2,000 square-foot canopy cover. 2. Trees shall be selected from the specifications and standards and shall be a minimum of five (5) to six (6) feet in height for small trees at the time of planting and one and one-half (1?) inches to two (2) inches caliper for medium and large trees at the time of planting. Planting shall be accomplished in accordance with the specifications and standards. 3. Existing or relocated trees on individual lots may be used to satisfy section 1.4.A., provided that: a. The trees meet or exceed the quantities required for lots one to four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (4,999) square feet or canopy cover as listed in section 1.4.A.1.; and b. The trees have been protected in accordance with section 1.4.A.5. during construction and are physically and structurally in good condition per the city arborist or his designee; c. Trees that have canopy extending over adjoining lots will receive credit for only that portion of canopy covering the lot from which the tree is growing. Credit for canopy cover will be given when tree on adjoining lots have canopy extending over an individual lot, but only that portion extending will be credited towards the required canopy cover for the individual lot. Canopy cover for street trees shall be credited toward residential lots in the amount of area on the individual lot measured from the right-of-way line. This credit will be considered only if the outline of the tree canopy, square footage of the tree canopy and type of tree are shown on the site plan when presented to obtain a building permit. 4. Nonacceptable trees: Trees selected for residential use shall not be of a species, variety or cultivar from the nonacceptable tree list in the specifications and standards. 5. Tree protection during construction: Existing trees that are to be used to meet the requirements of section 1.4 shall be protected in accordance with the following: Before construction activity begins, protective barriers must be securely in place. Minimum undisturbed areas shall be determined by multiplying the tree's diameter breast height (DBH), measured at four and one-half (4?) feet, by one foot. This is the minimum diameter that must be left undisturbed around each tree. This area is approximately the area of the outermost branches (drip line). All construction activities shall be prohibited within the minimum undisturbed areas provided for any tree(s) for which credit is given toward satisfying the residential canopy requirements. All temporary construction activities shall also be prohibited with the minimum undisturbed areas, including all excavating, filling, trenching, construction storage and dumping, and parking of construction equipment/vehicles or employee vehicles. 6. Inspection and bonding: Each lot shall be inspected and approved prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy or final inspection approval. All new trees must be identified with species identification tags and must remain tagged until after the inspection is complete. The inspection shall be performed by the permits and inspections division of the department of planning. Where additional residential lot trees are required, no certificate of occupancy or final inspection approval shall be issued until the required trees have been planted in accordance with City of Virginia Beach typical planting standards. When the occupancy of a structure is desired prior to the completion of the residential lot tree planting requirement, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued if the owner or developer provides to the permits and inspections division of the department of planning a disclosure statement accepting responsibility for the installation of the required trees. B. Street tree planting: 1. Trees shall be planted within all public rights-of-way in conjunction with new residential development except resubdivisions, undeveloped rights-of-way and townhouse developments where the street design does not provide greenspace for street trees. Trees shall be planted in accordance with a master street tree plan, section 1.4.B.4, that is to be included with the subdivision construction plans. The master street tree plan is to be prepared in accordance with section 1.4.B.4. and approved by the planning director. 2. All street trees shall be a minimum of one and three-fourths (1?) to two (2) inch caliper at time of planting for standard trees and five (5) feet to six (6) feet in height for multistem trees at time of planting. Trees shall be guaranteed to be in good physical condition as determined by the city arborist or his designee, for a period of one year by the developer. The one-year period shall commence from the time of final inspection. 3. Tree selection: Trees shall be selected from the specifications and standards. Tree selection shall be small or medium size and spaced according to the recommended list of street trees in the specifications and standards when distance between sidewalk and curb is four (4) feet. Tree selection shall be medium or large size and spaced according to the recommended list of street trees in the specifications and standards where the distances between sidewalk and curb is greater than four (4) feet or if a sidewalk is not required. 4. Master street tree plan: A master street tree plan shall be prepared and contain the following information: a. A landscape plan drawn to the same scale as the subdivision plan showing the location and spacing of all trees to be planted. B. Botanical names, common names, sizes and quantities. C. Planting details. D. Location of all curb lines, sidewalks and major utilities. Utilities conflicting with placement of trees shall require an adjustment of tree spacing. When adjustment is necessary, spacing shall not exceed the maximum allowable spacing. No trees shall be placed within ten (10) feet of a streetlight pole nor encroach within the visibility triangle as defined by section 201(f) of the city zoning ordinance. Generally, a minimum of four (4) feet of greenspace on either side of the sidewalk shall be required. E. Trees on residential lots shall not be used to meet the requirements of street tree planting, except when a lot or group of lots are heavily wooded and the planting of street trees would physically conflict with the canopy of the residential trees. The street tree requirements may be deleted in these areas only. The planning director or his designee shall determine if such a conflict exists. 5. Bonding: Prior to the recordation of any final subdivision plat, the developer shall provide a performance bond with surety, cash escrow, irrevocable letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement acceptable to the city attorney to cover the costs of such trees and their planting. In the event that the developer fails to plant such trees as required by this ordinance, the city may use the performance bond to cover the cost of purchase and planting of all required street trees. In such event, the developer shall reimburse the city for any excess cost should the cost of purchase and planting of the trees exceed the amount of security provided. A bond shall be required to cover the guarantee period. C. Exemptions: 1. The requirements of section 1.4.B. of this appendix shall not apply to resubdivisions or to unimproved rights-of-way. 2. The requirements of section 1.4.B. shall not apply to townhouse developments where the street design does not provide adequate greenspace for street trees. D. Compatibility with best management practices (BMPS). In no case shall a subdivision be approved wherein the design calls for the planting of trees over any underground water retention areas. (Ord. No. 1965, 6-11-90; Ord. No. 2153, 6-23-92; Ord. No. 2330, 5-23-95)

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Chapter 70 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 70-19. Planting shade trees. No person shall plant any shade trees in the streets or sidewalks of the city without the previous consent of the city manager, who shall designate the proper line for the same. (Code 1964, ? 22-26) Cross reference? Vegetation, ch. 90.

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Chapter 74 SUBDIVISIONS ARTICLE IV. SUBDIVISION DESIGN DIVISION 2. STREETS Sec. 74-62. Design. (a) The following chart indicates the minimum acceptable widths of right-of-way, paved surface and adjacent easements for newly constructed streets of various categories: ? (3) The term "adjacent easement" refers to an area five feet in width on either side of the dedicated right-of-way which shall not be deemed to be conveyed to the city in fee simple, but over which the city shall be deemed to have a perpetual easement for public purposes, including but not limited to location of utility lines, poles and meters, planting of shade trees, installation of traffic signs or signals, bus stops or benches and clearing and cutting to preserve visibility at driveways and intersections. The developer shall grade the areas subject to such easements in the same manner as the dedicated right-of-way, and such easements shall be shown on preliminary and final plats. The reservation of such easements shall not be deemed to deny the property owner rights of ingress and egress which would otherwise accrue to him, nor to deny the developer or owner the right to include the area subject to the easement in calculating lot sizes to fulfill minimum area requirements in the city zoning ordinance (chapter 98 "Zoning" of this Code). ? (Ord. No. 2000-56, 11-27-00)

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Chapter 90 VEGETATION ARTICLE II. PUBLIC TREES Sec. 90-32. Planting in rights-of-way. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to plant or cultivate any trees within a public right-of-way without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city horticulturist. (b) The application for a permit to plant a tree under the provisions of this article shall state the number of trees to be set out, the location, species, cultivar or variety of each tree, and such other information as the city horticulturist shall find reasonably necessary to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued. (c) The city horticulturist shall issue the permit required by this article if, in his judgment, the proposed work is desirable and the method of workmanship meets the standards of the city's tree planting specifications. (d) The right is reserved to the city at any time to trim, prune or remove such tree, shrub, plant or other vegetation without notice to any abutting property owner. (e) Whenever any tree shall be planted or set out in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, it shall be lawful for the city horticulturist to remove or cause removal of said trees; and the cost thereof shall be recoverable from the person(s) responsible for such planting. (Code 1964, ? 29-7; Ord. No. 2007-41, 5-29-07)

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Chapter 90 VEGETATION ARTICLE II. PUBLIC TREES Sec. 90-27. Master street tree plan. (a) The city horticulturist shall have the authority to formulate and administer a master street tree plan. The master street tree plan shall specify the species of trees to be planted on each of the streets or other public sites of the city. From and after the effective date of the master street tree plan or any amendment thereof, all planting shall conform thereto. (b) The city horticulturist shall consider all existing and future utility and environmental factors when recommending a specific species for each of the streets and other public sites of the city. (c) The city horticulturist shall have the authority to amend or add to the master street tree plan at any time that circumstances make it advisable. (Code 1964, ? 29-2; Ord. No. 2007-41, 5-29-07)

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Chapter 90 VEGETATION ARTICLE II. PUBLIC TREES Sec. 90-28. Obstruction. (a) Duty of occupant. It shall be the duty of any person or persons owning or occupying real property bordering on any street upon which property there may be trees or other vegetation, to prune such trees or vegetation in such manner that they will not obstruct or shade the streetlights, obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, obstruct vision of traffic signs or obstruct views of any street or alley intersection. Suggested minimum clearance of any overhanging portion thereof shall be ten feet over sidewalks and 12 feet over all streets except truck thoroughfares which shall have a clearance of 16 feet. (b) Notice to prune. Should any person owning real property bordering on any street fail to prune trees, the department of public works with advice from the city horticulturist shall order such person within 14 days after receipt of written notice to so prune such trees. ? Service of order. The order required in this section shall be served by mailing a copy of the order by certified mail to the last-known address of the property owner. (d) Failure to comply. When a person to whom an order is directed shall fail to comply within the specified time, the city may prune such trees, and the exact cost thereof shall be recoverable from such person so failing to comply through the city property taxes and/or filed as a lien against the real estate. (Code 1964, ? 29-3; Ord. No. 2007-41, 5-29-07)