Frederick County, VA Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

03, part of Article VIII, Part 802, Buffers and Landscaping, requires residential developments that trigger a Master Development Plan, a subdivision design plan or a Site Plan to provide street tree landscaping, ornamental landscaping or tree preservation landscaping, and street tree landscaping is the most common route. Under Subsection A(1), the development must supply one street tree for every 40 feet of street frontage, except on roads that already require a road efficiency buffer. The code discourages planting on the property lines that separate building lots and instead requires at least two street trees on each building lot, though the Zoning Administrator can approve fewer than two where topography, utilities, easements or a narrow lot width make that impractical.

06A(2), and cannot be planted inside a water, sewer, electric or gas easement. 5-inch caliper, planted no more than 20 feet from the right-of-way. 05B, regardless of which landscaping option a developer chooses.