Logan, UT Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

Logan Municipal Code § 12.12.070(B) gives the city forester authority to direct city personnel to prune or remove trees on private property in three situations: the tree interferes with power transmission lines, street and sidewalk clearance or visibility; it is causing damage to curb, gutter, sidewalk or other city property; or, in the city forester's opinion, it is a hazard to the general public. Before any pruning or removal on private land, the tenant and property owner must be consulted and given six working days' written notice, except in an emergency. If the owner does not live at the affected property, the verbal notice can be given by phone.

Trees growing in the park strips, the area within the public right of way between sidewalk and curb and gutter, fall under the permit rule in § 12.12.110. The application lists the number of plants, the species or common name, the trunk diameter at 41/2 feet above ground, the location of the work and the reasons for it. Permits for major pruning or trimming of trees on city property are issued only to licensed arborists or abutting property owners, and no permit is needed when city personnel do the work. Under § 12.12.090 the application goes in at the city offices at least forty eight hours ahead, a permit expires thirty days after issuance unless designated otherwise, and notice of completion goes to the city forester within five days.

Section 12.12.120 makes the owner of property abutting a park strip responsible for the lawn or shrubbery growing there, to the extent of preventing infringement of vegetation on gutters, streets and sidewalks. Anyone in the business of trimming, pruning, topping, treating or removing trees or shrubs must be duly licensed and follow the city's arboricultural regulations on public property (§ 12.12.130).

Enforcement starts with written notice. Under § 12.12.080 the forester serves the owner or occupant personally or by certified mail and sets a deadline of no less than ten days from service to correct the violation. Forester decisions can be appealed under § 12.12.200.