Tree Protection in Phoenix, AZ (2026)
2 verified tree protection rules for Phoenix, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Protected Tree Species
Phoenix requires a plant salvage permit from Planning and Development before removing trees, plants, or cacti on development sites; single-family and duplex lots are exempt, but destroyed vegetation must be replaced in kind.
Phoenix Plant Salvage Permit for Tree Removal
Some RestrictionsPhoenix Zoning Ordinance § 703.E.1
No trees, plants or cacti may be removed or destroyed on a property without first obtaining a plant salvage permit from the Planning and Development Department, except as follows: ... (2) Trees, plants or cacti to be removed are located on a single-family lot having one home or duplex; or (3) Trees, plants or cacti to be removed were destroyed by a natural cause or other unforeseen and accident...
Parkway Planting
Phoenix plants and maintains parkway trees only when owners of a majority of a street's frontage petition the City Council; the City Planning Commission then picks the species for the strip between sidewalk and roadway.
Phoenix Parkway Tree Planting by Owner Petition
Some RestrictionsPhoenix City Code § 34-1
Whenever the owners of a majority of the frontage abutting upon any street or part thereof shall make and file with the City Clerk a petition requesting that the City plant or care for and maintain the grass, shrubbery or trees in the space between the sidewalk and roadway on such street, the City Council may, under the provisions of this chapter and in the manner and with the effect provided i...
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