Tree Protection in Reading, PA (2026)
1 verified tree protection rules for Reading, Pennsylvania, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Parkway Planting
Reading requires street trees to be Arborist-approved species set back at least 40 feet from intersections, 15 feet from driveways or light poles, and 10 feet from utility lines, with 24 inches of clearance from the curbline.
Reading Street Tree Planting Standards
Some RestrictionsReading Codified Ordinances § 555-110.K(1)-(2)
The Shade Tree Commission shall plant, or permit to be planted, only those tree species on the approved list on file with the Arborist. Trees shall not be planted less than forty (40) feet from the middle of a public road intersection or fifteen (15) feet from a driveway or pole supporting a street light or ten (10) feet away from any sewer, water, gas, and electric or other line or conduit. Ac...
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