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Tree Protection in Janesville, WI (2026)

1 verified tree protection rules for Janesville, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Parkway Planting

In the City of Janesville, the City Council gives itself exclusive control of every street tree, shrub, and other planting in streets, parks, rights-of-way, and easements under Sec. 22-133(b). The City plants, cares for, maintains, removes, and replaces parkway plantings itself rather than leaving those choices to abutting owners.

Janesville City Control Over Street Trees

Significant Restrictions

Janesville Code of General Ordinances § 22-133(b)

(b)Jurisdiction. The City shall have control of all street trees, shrubs, and other plantings now or hereafter in any street, park, public right-of-way or easement, or other public place within the City limits, and shall have the power to plant, care for, maintain, remove, and replace such trees, shrubs, and other plantings. The City shall have control to remove such trees, shrubs, and other pl...

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