Maricopa, AZ Landscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage Trees (2026)
Tree removal permit rules in Maricopa, AZ, sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances, list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Key Facts
- Replacement deadline
- 3 months from city notice
- Responsible party
- HOA or individual property owner
- Applies to
- required landscape-plan trees
- Governing chapter
- MCC Title 18.90 Landscaping
Summary
Maricopa requires homeowners associations and individual property owners to replace dead required landscaping trees within three months of being notified by the city, under the zoning code's landscaping maintenance standard.
Replacement of dead trees and required landscaping shall be by the homeowner's association or the individual property owner and shall be completed within three months from the date that the association or property owner is notified by the city.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-10, passed April 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Maricopa's landscaping chapter puts the maintenance duty for required trees and other required landscape materials on the homeowner's association or the individual property owner, covering everything installed under an approved landscape plan except rights-of-way the city has agreed to maintain itself. When a required tree dies, the responsible party must replace it, along with any other required landscaping, within three months of the date the city notifies the association or owner. The obligation attaches to landscaping installed to satisfy Chapter 18.90's site-landscaping standards for developments, not incidental trees elsewhere on a lot.
Violations & Fines
Failing to replace a dead required tree within three months of city notice is a violation the city can pursue through zoning/property maintenance enforcement; the HOA or owner stays on the hook until it's replaced.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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