Safety Harbor, FL Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 23.06–23.09
- Compliance window after notice
- 10 days
- Who enforces
- Code enforcement officer
- Fallback if uncorrected
- City abates nuisance itself
Summary
City code makes it a nuisance to plant or keep a tree, shrub, or other object near a street intersection that blocks a driver's view, and code enforcement can order the owner to remove it or trim it back within ten days.
Any person who plants, fixes or maintains any tree, shrubbery, or any other object upon any parkway or private property within the city adjacent to the intersection of any streets in the city, which obstructs the driving vision of the operator of any vehicle properly upon a street approaching such intersection is hereby declared to be guilty of committing a nuisance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65 | Land Development Code: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 23.06, any tree, shrubbery, or other object on a parkway or private property adjacent to a street intersection that obstructs an approaching driver's line of sight is a declared nuisance. Sec. 23.07 lets the code enforcement officer serve the owner or occupant a written notice requiring removal, or trimming the tree/shrub (or reducing the height and width of other objects) within ten days of service. If the owner does not comply, Sec. 23.09 lets the city abate the nuisance itself under the Chapter 13 abatement procedure, or pursue code enforcement board action.
Violations & Fines
Uncorrected sight-obstructing trees can be abated by the city after a 10-day notice, or referred to the code enforcement board under Sec. 2.10.06 for further enforcement action and fines.
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