St. Johns County, FL Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

h, Street Trees, is part of the Landscaping Standards that Growth Management applies to Site Development Criteria within the Vilano Beach Town Center (VBTC) Overlay District in unincorporated St. Johns County. Where a Street Tree is required by this ordinance, it must be a Cabbage Palm, Sabal palmetto, with a clear trunk dimension of between 12 and 18 feet measured from the finished street elevation directly below the tree. Street Trees required within a sidewalk area must be planted in a random pattern averaging 20 feet on center; Street Trees required outside a sidewalk area may be spaced closer together provided the section's other standards are met.

A Street Tree planted in a sidewalk area must sit in a metal tree grate matching the existing grates: the code specifies an Ironsmith Starburst Series 260 inch cast aluminum grate, model 6019-2, with an 18-inch tree opening and two bolted lightwell covers, finished to match the existing grates in type and color. A Street Tree planted instead in a landscaped area within the required planting strip needs an area of at least 100 square feet with no dimension smaller than 5 feet. 25 gallons per minute, connected to the site main irrigation system, so the tree is not left to rely on rainfall alone.