Collierville, TN Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

Collierville's tree clearance rules sit in Chapter 92, Streets and Sidewalks. Section 92.02, Trees Projecting Over Streets Regulated, says it shall be unlawful for any property owner or occupant to allow limbs of trees on his or her property to project out over any street, alley or sidewalk at a height of less than 14 feet. The duty falls on the owner or the occupant, so a tenant who controls the yard is covered along with the titleholder. The 14 foot figure is the printed standard and it applies to limbs over a street, an alley and a sidewalk alike, so the same clearance governs a residential street and the walk beside it.

Section 92.03, Trees Obstructing View at Intersection Prohibited, is a visibility rule that pushes trimming further. It is unlawful for any property owner or occupant to have or maintain on his or her property any tree, hedge, bill board or other obstruction which prevents persons driving vehicles on public streets or alleys from obtaining a clear view of traffic when approaching an intersection. The standard here is a clear view of traffic rather than a fixed height, and it reaches hedges and billboards as well as trees.

Related sections in the same chapter show where trimming overlaps with other duties. Section 92.12 prohibits placing a vehicle or leading an animal on a sidewalk in a way that unreasonably inconveniences pedestrians, and § 92.07 prohibits letting refuse or other objects fall on a street, alley or sidewalk that obstruct or interfere with the public way, which matters when cut limbs are left at the curb. Section 92.17 creates the Town of Collierville Public Services Department, responsible for maintenance of the Town's streets and drainage ways, administered by a Director appointed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.