Eagle Mountain, UT Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

080 sets the city's street tree standards for new development. Developers must plant street trees in the park strip along every new arterial and collector street, with an irrigation system, under subsection A, and each tree must have a trunk caliper of at least one and one-half inches measured eight inches above the soil line, drawn from the city-approved street tree list, under subsection B. 3, titled Height, sets the overhang clearance at issue: trees that hang over the road, parking, sidewalks or paths must have an 8-foot clearance over sidewalks, trails or paths, and a 14-foot clearance over roads, measured curb to curb, or parking.

The same figures apply to trees planted along residential streets under subsection F, which lists an eight-foot minimum clearance over sidewalks and a fourteen-foot minimum over parking and roads measured curb to curb. Street trees must also be sited away from infrastructure. 2 sets spacing intervals of 35 to 50 feet depending on the street classification. 5 of the Utah Code, or the developer must post an improvement completion assurance, and the city can require a one-year improvement warranty on the planted trees. Tree locations and species need approval from the Eagle Mountain forester, the parks director and the community development director before they go on a plat, site plan or landscaping plan, under subsection E.