Orange County, FL Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)
Key Facts
- Spacing
- 40 feet on-center average
- Min trunk height
- 6 feet clear trunk
- Min caliper
- 3 inches at planting
- Palms
- Not allowed as street trees
- Exception
- Rear Lane streets exempt
Summary
In Orange County's Town Center Framework Streets, canopy street trees must be planted roughly every 40 feet with a 6-foot clear trunk and 3-inch caliper, except along Rear Lane streets where none are required.
(c)Framework Street Trees. Approved canopy Street trees shall be planted within the Furnishing Zone or bulb out planters of Town Center Framework streets as illustrated within subdivision II of this division. With the exception of Rear Lane type streets where street trees are not required, street trees shall be planted along all Framework streets at a maximum average spacing of forty (40) feet on-center. Trees shall have a clear trunk of six (6) feet, and minimum caliper of three (3) inches at the time of planting.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 128).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 38-1390.53(c) requires canopy street trees within the furnishing zone or bulb-out planters along Town Center Framework Streets, spaced at a maximum average of 40 feet on-center. Each tree must have a clear trunk of at least six feet and a minimum caliper of three inches at planting, and palms cannot be used as Framework street trees. Rear Lane type Framework Streets are the one exception: no street trees are required there. The rule applies only within Orange County's designated Town Center, not other unincorporated subdivisions.
Violations & Fines
Landscape plans missing required Framework street trees, using undersized caliper stock, or substituting palms for canopy trees can be rejected during Town Center development plan review.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can palm trees satisfy the street tree requirement?
Sources & Official References
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