Prescott Valley, AZ Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

Section 10-01-080 of the Prescott Valley Town Code, titled Obstruction of View, covers any tree, hedge, billboard or other obstruction that prevents persons driving vehicles on public streets, alleys or highways from obtaining a clear view of traffic when approaching an intersection or pedestrian crosswalk. It reaches anyone who maintains the obstruction or allows it to stay, so a property owner who lets a hedge grow into the sight line is covered even if someone else planted it. The section prints no feet-and-inches clearance, which means the question at an intersection is whether the driver can see approaching traffic.

Two other parts of the Town Code speak to branches over pavement. Section 13-11-040(E)(5), in the Zoning chapter's required landscaping rules, states that tree canopies must be pruned to maintain a six-foot clear area above pavement and sidewalks, and subsection (E)(4) adds that plant material must be installed and maintained to avoid encroachment on pavement and sidewalks. Those two lines sit in the landscaping standards that apply to developed sites under Chapter 13, Article 11.

Trees on Town land follow a different rule. Section 10-02-090 says the Town Manager or a designee sets the Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice for pruning and maintaining trees on streets and other public sites. Subsection (B) forbids any person to intentionally damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove a Public Tree, defined to include trees on public lands lying within street rights-of-way. A resident should not cut a Town street tree without Town authorization.