Brooklyn Park, MN Landscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage Trees (2026)

40(B) puts the maintenance burden on the property owner: branches over a street, right-of-way, or sidewalk must be pruned to keep 8 feet of clearance above sidewalks and 19 feet above the street surface, and to keep streetlights and intersection sightlines unobstructed. The same section requires owners to remove dead, diseased, or dangerous trees, plants, and shrubs, and any broken or decayed limbs that endanger the public; if a private tree encroaches into the right-of-way, the city can trim it directly. 50, which lists a tree or shrub that has become or threatens to become a hazard as a public nuisance regardless of whether it sits on public or private land.

55: the City Manager serves written notice describing the nuisance, and a tree-related violation must be corrected within 20 days of that notice, while grass and weed nuisances get only seven days. The owner can request a hearing before the City Manager within that window. If the deadline passes without action, the city hires the removal out itself and bills the owner directly for the cost plus administrative charges; unpaid bills older than 30 days are certified to Hennepin County and collected the same way as property taxes.