Gresham, OR Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

No person in charge of property may permit nor cause to exist on their property, in the planter strip, or along the street or alley adjacent to the property any vegetation that:

(a) is a hazard to users of a public sidewalk or a public or private street by impeding passage or vision. The hazards include, but are not limited to:

(i) vegetation that encroaches upon, or overhangs lower than 8 feet, a public sidewalk or other pedestrian way, or encroaches upon, or over-hangs lower than 12 feet, a public or private street; and

(ii) vegetation that impedes motorist, bicyclist or pedestrian views of traffic, traffic signs or signals, street lights or name signs, or other safety fixtures or markings placed in the public way.

(b) is included in the Invasive Plant List adopted by the manager pursuant to GRC 7.15.025 or is a hazard to the public or property on or near the property where the vegetation is located, due to the vegetation's disease or deterioration;

(c) impedes access to or use of any public facility;

(d) obstructs drainage facilities in the public way, including but not limited to roadside ditches, street curbs and gutters, catch basins, or culverts;

(e) has roots that have entered a wastewater, stormwater, or water line, main or system, and that stops, restricts or retards the flow of wastewater, stormwater, or water, or damages the pipes or connectors;

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(f) has roots that have cracked or displaced a sidewalk, curb or street;