Tree Protection in Longmont, CO (2026)
1 verified tree protection rules for Longmont, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Parkway Planting
Longmont requires deciduous canopy trees planted in the tree lawn or a tree grate along local and collector street rights-of-way at a rate of one tree for every 40 linear feet, inside an eight-foot planting strip between the curb and sidewalk on streets built with detached sidewalks.
Longmont Street Tree Lawn Planting Standards
Some RestrictionsLongmont Municipal Code § 15.05.040
K.Right-of-way landscaping.1.Local and collector streets. Local and collector street rights-of-way shall be landscaped as follows:a.Detached sidewalks, as addressed in the city standards, shall be installed to allow for a landscaped eight-foot planting strip (tree lawn) between the back of curb and the edge of sidewalk, except where attached walks are required or allowed.b.Deciduous canopy tree...
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