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Tree Protection in Kansas City, MO (2026)

1 verified tree protection rules for Kansas City, Missouri, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Parkway Planting

Kansas City property owners must get a written permit from the commissioner of streets before planting trees in the sidewalk parkway strip along any city street.

Kansas City Parkway Tree Planting Permit

Some Restrictions

Kansas City Code of Ordinances § 64-413

Whenever any property owner desires to plant or set trees along the sidewalk space on any street in the city, such planting and setting to conform to the general specifications for planting and setting trees approved by the director of public works and on file in his office and in the office of the commissioner of streets, he shall apply to the commissioner of streets for a permit so to do, and...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Kansas City city rules.

Tree Protection in Jackson County