Springdale, AR Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 110-4(a), (c)
- Who pays
- abutting property owner
- City notice before removal
- 10 days written notice
- Ordered by
- chief city inspector
Summary
When a tree blocks travel on a Springdale sidewalk or street, the chief city inspector can have it pruned or removed at the abutting property owner's expense.
When in the opinion of the chief city inspector any tree or other obstacles hinder or obstruct travel on any sidewalk or street, he shall have the same pruned or removed at the expense of the owner of the abutting property.(b)When any trees are to be planted or removed from any point within the lines of the street, the same shall be planted or removed only under permit from the chief city inspector, and any expense incurred shall be paid by the owner of the trees.(c)The chief city inspector is hereby authorized and directed to prune, remove or cause to be removed any tree, shrub or other obstruction to travel, upon any street, sidewalk or the curb lines or traveled ways of any street within the city; provided, before making any such removal of any such tree, shrubbery, or other obstruction, the chief city inspector shall give the owner of the property upon which the same is located an opportunity to make such removal, by written notice to such owner ten days in advance of such removal. (Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 110-4(a) gives the chief city inspector authority to have a tree or other obstacle pruned or removed 'at the expense of the owner of the abutting property' whenever it hinders or obstructs travel on a sidewalk or street. Under § 110-4(c), the inspector may also remove the obstruction directly, after giving the owner ten days' written notice to handle it themselves. The duty sits in Chapter 110's streets-and-sidewalks article and applies citywide in Springdale.
Violations & Fines
No separate fine attaches to the pruning order itself; failure to comply lets the city remove the obstruction after ten days' notice and bill the abutting owner for the cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
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