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Tree Protection in Tuscaloosa, AL (2026)

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

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Parkway Planting

Inside Tuscaloosa's original city survey area and its downtown, downtown perimeter, and downtown historic edge districts, the citywide landscape ordinance doesn't govern street trees. Right-of-way plantings there instead follow the city engineer-approved Urban Forest Master Plan and Typical Street Cross Section, unless a downtown parking lot exceeds ten spaces.

Tuscaloosa Downtown Right-of-Way Landscaping

Light Restrictions

City of Tuscaloosa Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 25-129(b), Division 3 (Landscape and Buffer Standards), Art. VI

Within the area known as the original city survey and/or within the downtown (D), downtown perimeter (DP), and downtown historic edge (DHE) districts, these standards shall not apply, but instead landscaping shall be applied in the public right-of-way in accordance with Exhibit A: Urban Forest Master Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference, and Exhibit B: Typical Street Cross Section, w...