Kokomo, IN Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

Section 155.79 sits in Chapter 155, Subdivision Control, under the heading "Public Sites and Open Space," so it governs how new plats lay out street trees rather than regulating trees an existing homeowner plants after the fact. Division (A) draws the line at right-of-way width: on residential streets platted with 50 feet of right-of-way or less, a subdivider may not plant trees inside that right-of-way at all, and the recorded covenants for the subdivision must spell out the prohibition so future lot owners are on notice.

On streets wide enough to allow right-of-way trees, the ordinance still requires the developer to submit a planting plan with the preliminary plat, giving the Plan Commission a chance to review species, spacing, and placement before the plat is approved. The same section, in its later divisions, covers dedication of parks, schools, and open space within a subdivision, but the tree-planting rule is confined to division (A). Because the rule attaches at the platting stage, it is enforced by the Plan Commission through the preliminary and final plat approval process rather than by a standalone permit or citation; there is no separate fine schedule printed for a violation of division (A) itself, so noncompliance is addressed by withholding or conditioning plat approval.