Georgetown, TX Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

44, "Obstruction of View in Public Ways," alongside the fence and hedge height limits that apply to the same corner locations. Sec. 010 sets the restricted "sight triangle" at every intersection: on local streets it is measured from the back of curb or pavement edge, and on other streets from the right-of-way line, with each side of the triangle running 25 feet from the projected point where the two rights-of-way or curbs meet. Sec. 040 then requires that any tree planted, grown, or maintained in that triangle keep its branches and foliage no lower than eight feet, measured from the crowns of the adjacent streets, so a driver's sightline into the intersection is not blocked by low limbs.

Sec. 050 clarifies the reference point where there is no curb: the height is measured from the actual level of the paved or used portion of the street bordering the restricted area rather than a gutter flow line. Sec. 060 confines the chapter to zoned sections of the City that require a building setback from the property line, and Sec. 070 exempts business buildings, family dwellings, or apartment houses already standing on the effective date of the ordinance and not otherwise in violation of city or state law.

This is a corner-lot visibility rule rather than a citywide sidewalk-clearance standard; it applies specifically within the 25-foot sight triangle at street intersections, not to every tree overhanging a public street or walk elsewhere in the city.