Landscaping Rules in Lehigh County, PA (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Lehigh County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Tree Removal & Heritage Trees

Lehigh County's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance requires subdivisions and land developments on covered sites to be laid out to preserve healthy trees, and any tree over eight inches in caliper that is removed must be replaced with a tree at least three and a half inches in caliper from the county's recommended plant list.

Tree Removal Replacement Rule in Lehigh County, PA

Some Restrictions

Lehigh County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Ord. 2025-167), § 492.422

492.42 Existing Vegetation ... 492.422 All subdivisions and land developments shall be laid out in such manner as to preserve the healthy trees on the site. If trees greater than eight (8) inch in caliper are removed, they shall be replaced by trees of three and one-half (3½) inch minimum caliper which appear on the recommended plant list.

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Landscaping Rules by City in Lehigh County

1 cities in Lehigh County have their own landscaping rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

AllentownPop. 125,845

5 verified rules • Artificial Turf, Native Plants

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