Wyandotte County, KS Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

Section 32-366, 'Pruning and corner clearance,' places the duty on 'every owner of any street tree or any tree overhanging the public right-of-way' to prune branches so they do not 'severely obstruct the light from any street lamp,' block the sight distance triangle at an intersection, or hide a traffic control device or sign, and so that a clear space of 13 feet is kept above the street surface and eight feet above the sidewalk surface. The same section obligates the tree owner to remove dead, diseased or dangerous trees and any broken or decayed limbs that endanger the public, and gives the unified government authority to require an owner to prune a tree or shrub on private property whenever it blocks street light spread or obscures a traffic sign, device or sight triangle at an intersection.

The clearance rule sits inside a broader street tree article: Section 32-362 separately bars planting or allowing a street tree to grow within 22 feet of any overhead utility wire, Section 32-367 bans 'topping' trees down to stubs larger than three inches, and Section 32-364 makes abutting property owners responsible for maintaining street trees generally, so the corner-clearance duty in Section 32-366 works alongside, not instead of, those companion planting and maintenance rules.