Spring Hill, TN Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

Section 16-102 of the Spring Hill Municipal Code puts the duty on the property owner or occupant, not on the city or a utility. The test is a single measurement: a limb that projects out over a street, alley or sidewalk at a height of less than 14 feet is a violation. The same 14-foot figure applies over all three kinds of public way, so a sidewalk gets the same overhead clearance as a travel lane. The section prints no notice step, no cure period and no named inspector, so the rule works as a standing prohibition.

Section 16-103 is the companion rule. It makes it unlawful for any property owner or occupant to have or maintain on the property any tree, hedge, billboard or other obstruction that prevents persons driving vehicles on public streets or alleys from obtaining a clear view of traffic when approaching an intersection. That standard has no stated height or distance. It turns on whether a driver can get a clear view of traffic.

Trimmings have their own disposal rules in Title 17. Section 17-201 defines a bundle as tree, shrub and brush trimmings or newspapers and magazines securely tied together forming an easily handled package not exceeding three feet in length or 35 pounds in weight. Section 17-203(B) directs each producer of refuse to place refuse in a container, bag or bundle on the collection date as close as possible to the paved portion of the street abutting the principal residence. Section 17-107 prohibits disposing of refuse in any place other than the sites designated by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.