You may trim your own private trees. In Greeley, anyone offering tree trimming or removal on woody plants over 10 feet must be licensed by the city, and all trimming in the public right-of-way must be done by a licensed contractor.
Unincorporated Weld County does not license residential tree pruning on your own land, though you must keep vegetation from blocking roads and sightlines. The City of Greeley regulates commercial arborists: companies working on trees over 10 feet must hold a city license, and work in the public right-of-way (parkway strips) requires a Public Space Arborist endorsement. Street and parkway trees must be pruned for clearance over sidewalks and streets. Homeowners can prune their own private trees but should hire a licensed arborist for large or public-facing trees, and only specially authorized contractors may work near energized power lines.
Doing licensed tree work in Greeley without a city license, or pruning right-of-way trees without the Public Space Arborist endorsement, is a municipal code violation subject to citation.
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