High Point, NC Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

All trees, hedges, bushes, shrubbery, vines, etc., which encroach on a line drawn perpendicular to and six (6) inches from any sidewalk, or sidewalk pavement, or which obscure visibility at any intersection, are dangerous to clothing, inconvenient to pedestrians, and are a hazard to traffic and are hereby declared to be a nuisance. All such trees, hedges, bushes, shrubbery, vines, etc., shall be kept trimmed back or supported so as not to encroach in a perpendicular position nearer than six (6) inches to any sidewalk as herein specified.(b)On corner lots no tree, hedge, bush, shrubbery, vine, fence, wall, sign or other similar object which constitutes a hazard to visibility for motorists using either street, as determined by the director of transportation after an engineering investigation, shall be planted or allowed to remain in the area inside a vision triangle bounded by the street curb lines or edge of pavement and a vision clearance setback line. The setback line connects points on each right-of-way line which are located a minimum distance of 25 feet back from the intersection of the two (2) right-of-way lines.(c)Any person who, having been served an order to remove any violation shall fail to comply with such order within 10 days after such service, or shall continue to violate any provisions of this section named in such order, shall be subject to a civil penalty in accordance with section 1-1-4 of the Code and G.S. 160A-175.