Lancaster County sets no tree-trimming rule. Under the PA Shade Tree Act, a municipality's shade-tree commission or public works has custody of trees in the public right-of-way; private-yard trimming is largely unregulated but you own the abutting duty.
There is no county tree-trimming ordinance. Trees in the public right-of-way fall to your municipality under Pennsylvania's Shade Tree Act (Act of 1907, 53 P.S. §2811 et seq.), which gives an appointed shade-tree commission exclusive custody and control to plant, remove, maintain, protect, and care for shade trees on public highways. In the City of Lancaster all work on trees in the public right-of-way requires a permit from the City Arborist under Chapter 273. Trimming trees entirely on your own private property is generally not permit-regulated, though you may not cross a neighbor's line.
Trimming or removing a right-of-way/street tree without the required municipal permit is a code violation; summary fines and restoration costs are set by each municipality's tree ordinance.
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Lancaster County parks (Central Park, Money Rocks, and the rest of the Park System) are open to the public only from sunrise to sunset each day, unless poste...
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Lancaster County sets no light-trespass rule. Whether a floodlight spilling onto a neighbor's property is a violation depends on your city/borough/township l...
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Lancaster County has no dark-sky ordinance. Full-cutoff and shielding requirements are set by your city/borough/township. Example: Lititz Borough requires fi...
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Lancaster County sets no garage-sale-sign rule for private property — your city/borough/township sign ordinance governs placement, size, and removal. In coun...
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On private property, political-sign rules are set by your municipality's zoning ordinance, not Lancaster County. In county parks, political signs are banned ...
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Lancaster County sets no tiny-home rule. Whether a tiny house on a foundation or on wheels is allowed — as a dwelling, ADU, or RV — is decided by your city/b...
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