Tree Protection in Union County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Union County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Union County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Parkway Planting
New subdivisions in unincorporated Union County must plant street trees roughly every 50 feet along lot frontages, spaced within 15 feet of the road right-of-way, under a standard added to the UDO in 2015.
Union County Street Tree Planting Standard
Some RestrictionsUnion County Unified Development Ordinance § 60.110-J
60.110-J Street Trees (section added 5-18-2015) 1. Trees shall be provided at the equivalent of not more than fifty (50) feet apart along all frontages of all lots. In case of a corner lot, one (1) tree shall be provided for the first one hundred (100) feet of the longest frontage, then one (1) tree per fifty (50) feet thereafter. In the event of a fraction of a tree required, the higher number...
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