Little Rock, AR Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

(a)A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts adjoining property or the right-of-way of any street, highway or freeway. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet wide. The perimeter planting strip adjacent to freeways or expressways shall be at least thirty (30) feet wide except within mature areas.(b)Trees shall be planted with an average linear spacing of not less than thirty (30) feet within the required landscape or buffer area. Three (3) shrubs or vines for every thirty (30) linear feet shall be planted in the perimeter planting strip. Massing is permitted as long as trees are spaced not more than one hundred (100) linear feet apart including width of driveway.(c)Where a fence or wall is utilized in a perimeter planting strip adjacent to a street, three (3) shrubs or vines shall be planted each thirty (30) linear feet along both sides of the fence or wall.(d)Where a fence or wall is utilized in a perimeter planting strip, the fence or wall shall be constructed with the face toward the adjacent property with any supporting structural members screened from view of the adjoining property.(e)Where the perimeter strip is part of a wide buffer area which is to be maintained in a natural state with dense undergrowth, up to one hundred (100) percent of the required shrubs may be waived. (Ord. No. 20,181, § 1, 10-20-09; Ord. No. 20,533, § 2, 2-7-12)