trees in a city with roads and skyscraper in the distance

Used correctly, ordinances can help provide a high-quality environment — without causing undue hardships on developers. 

Tree protection ordinances and landscape ordinances can provide a community with both practical and aesthetic benefits.

In This Bulletin

Here’s what’s inside:

  • Why Protection Ordinances? – the reasons behind ordinances for trees
  • The Many Forms of Protection – examples of various city ordinances
  • Lessons for Urbanizing Counties – advantages of strong ordinances as an area becomes more urban
  • Protecting ‘Save’ Trees – rules that help keep trees healthy on a construction site
  • Tree Replacement Formulas – finding a good method for tree replacement that is fair to developers and thinks about the future
  • Tree Protection Ordinances Need Public Support – the importance of engaging community members