Parker, CO Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum sidewalk clearance
- 8 feet
- 1st violation fine
- $50 penalty assessment
- 2nd violation fine
- $75 penalty assessment
- 3rd violation
- Municipal Court appearance
- Correcting officer
- Town Arborist / Neighborhood Services
- Max general fine
- $499 per day
Summary
Parker's nuisance code bars tree and shrub branches from blocking safe travel on a street or alley, hanging lower than eight feet over a public sidewalk, or obstructing a driver's view of traffic signs and signals. A first violation under Chapter 6.01.270 draws a $50 penalty assessment, enforced by Neighborhood Services and the Town Arborist.
9.Overgrown, diseased and prohibited vegetation and other landscapes, pursuant to Section 6.01.270 of this Chapter:a)First violation: Fifty dollars ($50.00).b)Second violation: Seventy-five dollars ($75.00).c)Third violation: Court appearance. ... (a)Overgrown trees and shrubs. No person shall allow:(1)Any branch of any tree, shrub or other vegetation to overhang streets or alleys in such a manner that the branches interfere with the safe and unobstructed movement of vehicles on any street or alley;(2)Any branch of any tree, shrub or other vegetation to overhang the first eight (8) feet of space above any public sidewalk; or(3)Any branch of any tree, shrub or other vegetation to overhang public rights-of-way in such a manner as to visually obstruct a motorist's view of traffic signs and traffic signals.
Full Breakdown
Section 6.01.270(a) declares it unlawful to allow any branch of a tree, shrub or other vegetation to overhang a street or alley in a way that interferes with the safe and unobstructed movement of vehicles, to overhang the first eight feet of space above a public sidewalk, or to overhang a public right-of-way so as to visually obstruct a motorist's view of traffic signs or signals. Section 6.01.270(b) separately deems dead, broken, diseased or insect-infested trees and shrubs a nuisance if they endanger nearby vegetation or threaten people or property.
Under Section 6.01.270(c), Neighborhood Services gives the abutting property owner written notice of any unsafe overhanging condition, and the Town Arborist is charged with correcting the condition once the notice period expires if the owner has not acted. Enforcement runs through the Section 6.01.060(3) criminal nuisance and penalty-assessment framework, and the Town may also summarily abate an unsafe branch and recover its cost plus a 15% administrative fee as a lien against the property under Section 6.01.090.
Violations & Fines
A first violation for overgrown, diseased or obstructing vegetation under Section 6.01.270 draws a $50 penalty assessment, a second draws $75, and a third requires a Municipal Court appearance. A Chapter 6.01 misdemeanor conviction carries a fine of up to $499 per day the violation continues, and if the Town Arborist must correct an unsafe overhang after notice, the owner is billed the abatement cost plus a 15% administrative fee.
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