Pharr, TX Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Code of Ordinances Ch. 134, Art. III
- Who must maintain
- Adjacent property owner
- Trigger
- Obstructs pedestrians or driver sightlines
- Enforcement
- City prunes/removes, bills owner
- Additional nuisance rule
- Sec. 134-85, diseased/dead trees
Summary
Pharr requires property owners to keep trees along streets and sidewalks trimmed so they don't block pedestrians, drivers, or traffic signs, with the city able to step in and bill the owner.
The owner of land adjacent to any city street or highway... may plant and maintain trees in the adjacent parkway area. Property owners are responsible for the reasonable and routine maintenance of trees and other landscaping in the adjacent parkway area. No property owner shall allow a tree... to obstruct or interfere with pedestrians or the view of drivers, thereby creating a hazard.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 134, Article III of the Pharr Code of Ordinances, owners of land adjacent to a city street may plant and maintain trees in the parkway strip but must keep them from obstructing pedestrians or drivers' sightlines. If a tree creates a visibility hazard, the development services director notifies the owner to prune or remove it; unaddressed obstructions let the city do the work and charge the owner. A separate nuisance provision covers diseased, dead, or view-blocking trees on private property generally.
Violations & Fines
City may issue a written notice to prune or remove the tree; if the owner doesn't comply, the city performs the work and charges the cost to the owner.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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