Eagle Mountain, UT Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

080 requires developers to plant street trees, with an irrigation system, in the park strip along every new arterial and collector street; planting along residential streets is optional. At installation, trees must have a trunk caliper of at least one and one-half inches measured eight inches above the soil line and must be a Class I species drawn from the city-approved street tree list the parks and recreation department maintains and may vary by area of the city. Placement must clear utilities and sightlines: at least 10 feet from any utility pole, fire hydrant or utility box, 15 feet from any driveway, and 30 feet from legal traffic control signs, with spacing along the street itself running every 35 feet on minor collectors, every 45 feet on major collectors, and every 50 feet on minor and major arterials and on parkways.

Overhanging branches must clear 8 feet above sidewalks, trails or paths and 14 feet above roads and parking. To guard the urban forest against disease and pests, at least two different genera are required per road section. 5 of the Utah Code, required street trees must be installed before development activity or final plat recording unless the developer posts an improvement completion assurance, and the city can require a one-year improvement warranty. Locations and species need sign-off from the Eagle Mountain forester, parks director and community development director. Residential street trees, while encouraged rather than mandatory, must follow their own 20-to-30-foot spacing standard when planted.