Berks County sets no tree-trimming rule for private yards. Trimming standards — sight-line clearance over sidewalks and streets — come from your municipality. Utility line-clearance is handled by the power company under PUC rules.
Pennsylvania counties do not zone private property, so Berks County imposes no tree-trimming ordinance. Municipalities (Reading, Wyomissing, townships) regulate street-tree and right-of-way trimming through their own codes, often requiring vertical clearance over sidewalks (about 8 feet) and streets, and forbidding limbs that block signs or signals. Trees along the public right-of-way are typically the abutting owner's responsibility. Overhanging branches onto a neighbor's lot are a private common-law matter — a neighbor may trim back to the property line. Utility line-clearance trimming follows the electric utility's vegetation-management program under Pennsylvania PUC oversight.
Municipal notice to trim; if ignored, the city or borough may trim and assess the cost against the property owner.
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