Rockville, MD Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

An applicant must plant at least one street tree per 40 feet of lot frontage

within the public right-of-way or, if approved by the Approving Authority, adjacent to the

public right-of-way. The species, location, and method of planting must be approved by the

administrator of Chapter 10.5 or designee of the Director of Community Planning and

Development Services.

(b) Lot trees. An applicant must provide at least one tree on each residential lot per 2,000

square feet or fraction thereof of lot area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an applicant

must not be required to plant more than three trees under this Section. Existing trees on a

lot, if properly preserved, count towards this requirement. The Approving Authority may

approve a lot with fewer than the minimum required number of trees if it finds that:

(1) The lot does not contain sufficient unencumbered area to provide a planting area

consistent with best industry practices established by the International Society of

Arboriculture for each required tree;

(2) For each required tree that is not provided on the lot, two replacement trees are

provided on a common area or other lot within the proposed subdivision; and

(3) Reduction of the required trees on the lot and provision of the replacement trees will