Eagle Mountain, UT Tree Protection: Heritage & Protected Trees (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- EMMC 7.10.110
- Administered by
- City urban forester
- State tie-in
- Utah Heritage Tree Act/Register
- Applies to
- Public or private property trees
- Separate penalty in section
- None; falls back to 7.10.090/.100
Summary
Eagle Mountain's urban forester works with the parks and community development departments to identify, mark and preserve historic and notable trees under EMMC 7.10.110, tied into the state Utah Heritage Tree Act and register.
7.10.110 Heritage trees. The urban forester, in conjunction with the city's parks and recreation department, the community development department, and property owners, may identify, mark, publicize, and preserve historic and notable trees on public or private property in conjunction with the Utah Heritage Tree Act. The urban forester may help locate and record healthy trees that qualify as candidates for the Utah Heritage Tree Register.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
110 authorizes the urban forester, in conjunction with the city's parks and recreation department, the community development department, and property owners, to identify, mark, publicize and preserve historic and notable trees on public or private property in conjunction with the Utah Heritage Tree Act. The same section lets the urban forester help locate and record healthy trees that qualify as candidates for the Utah Heritage Tree Register, a state-level list rather than a separate city registry. 090, which bar injuring, defacing or improperly pruning a city tree.
010, is to promote tree planning, citizen and city stewardship, and protection of trees as the city develops, and the heritage tree section functions as the identification and preservation arm of that purpose rather than a standalone permitting scheme with its own fees or fines. 100's removal-authorization requirement.
Violations & Fines
The heritage tree section itself sets no separate penalty; damaging or removing a designated heritage tree located on a public street or city-owned property would fall under EMMC 7.10.090's prohibition on injuring city trees or EMMC 7.10.100's removal-authorization requirement, both enforceable through Chapter 4.10 EMMC's administrative code enforcement process, which issues a written notice of violation with at least a 10-day compliance deadline before civil penalties accrue.
Frequently Asked Questions
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