West Jordan, UT Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)
Key Facts
- Amenity zone (planting strip) width
- minimum 5 feet between curb and walking path
- Street tree caliper
- minimum 2.5 inches at installation
- Street tree spacing
- 20 to 30 feet on center
- Clustering trees
- requires planning commission approval
- Zone scope
- City Center zone (Article 13-5I) only
Summary
In West Jordan's City Center zone, street trees must go in a five-foot minimum amenity zone between the curb and walking path, and must be at least 2.5-inch caliper spaced 20 to 30 feet on center, under City Code 13-5I-7, with clustering allowed only by planning commission approval.
1. Amenity Zone: All street trees shall be located in a planting area with a minimum width of five feet (5') between the curb and the walking path of the sidewalk. This zone is intended for the placement of utility poles, waste receptacles, fire hydrants, traffic signs, newspaper vending boxes, bus shelters, bicycle racks, and similar elements in a manner that does not obstruct pedestrian access or motorist visibility. Placement of structures in the amenity zone requires site design approval by the city. ... 5. Street Trees: Street trees must be at least two and one-half inch (2 1/2") caliper and twenty feet (20') to thirty feet (30') on center when installed; tree grates and planter boxes may be used. (Clustering is permitted per planning commission approval only.)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-38: Code current through: Ord. 26-33, passed 6-23-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 13-5I-7, Streetscape Standards, is part of Article I governing the City Center zone and sets the sidewalk layout for that area into three zones: an amenity zone, a walking path, and a dining or display area. 1, is the planting strip: a minimum five-foot-wide area between the curb and the walking path, intended for street trees along with utility poles, waste receptacles, fire hydrants, traffic signs, newspaper boxes, bus shelters, and bike racks, without obstructing pedestrian access or motorist visibility; placing structures there needs city site design approval.
5 sets the tree specification itself: a minimum caliper of two and one-half inches and spacing of twenty to thirty feet on center, with tree grates and planter boxes permitted; clustering trees closer together is allowed only with planning commission approval. Outside the City Center zone, West Jordan's general landscaping chapter still requires park strip trees for other development types under section 13-13-6, for example one tree per twenty-five feet of park strip frontage for multi-family, business/research park, commercial, and manufacturing sites, so parkway planting density scales with the applicable zone rather than one citywide rule.
Violations & Fines
Installing street trees below the required 2.5-inch caliper, spacing them closer than twenty feet on center without planning commission approval for clustering, or placing structures in the amenity zone without city site design approval are violations of the City Center development standards, enforceable through the standard site plan and building permit review process. Chapter 5I sets no separate penalty, so a confirmed violation defaults to the citywide penalty in section 1-14B-1, a Class B misdemeanor.
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