Sparks, NV Landscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage Trees (2026)

Sparks Municipal Code Chapter 12.28 defines a public tree as any tree on city property, including all parks, medians, the Truckee River corridor, and parkways. Those trees are managed by the urban forester, who makes removal determinations in public places, and residents may not remove or harm them without written city consent. Trees on your own lot fall outside this permit scheme, so homeowner removal is generally unrestricted by the city, though trees damaging a sidewalk, curb, or sewer must be corrected at the owner's expense. Dead or hazardous public trees are assessed by the urban forester. HOAs in newer Spanish Springs and Wingfield developments may add their own tree rules.