Tree Protection in Tyler, TX (2026)
1 verified tree protection rules for Tyler, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Heritage & Protected Trees
Tyler has no separate heritage-tree registry. Its development code instead protects trees 6 inches DBH and larger in commercial and multifamily projects through mandatory buffers, and the city manages significant public trees through its Tree City USA urban forestry program.
Tyler Heritage & Protected Tree Rules
Light RestrictionsTyler, TX, Unified Development Code ch. 10, Sec. 10-303(a)
The approximate location and diameter at breast height (DBH) of all living trees which are six inches in DBH in size or larger when measured at 4 ½ feet above the ground within a 40' buffer area along any street frontage, and 25' buffer area on all other property boundaries.