Weber County, UT Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Weber County Land Use Code § 106-4-2.080
- Plan required
- Landscaping plan with street cross sections, park strips
- Approval authority
- Planning Division Director
- Species source
- County plant list, Resolution 04-2024
- Bonded improvement
- Street trees covered by financial guarantee, § 106-4-3
- Irrigation duty
- Developer until lot sold, then owner
Summary
Weber County requires every new subdivision to submit a landscaping plan covering park strips and street cross sections, with street trees secured by the project's financial guarantee. The Planning Division Director must approve species, spacing and placement in the right-of-way, and developers install the required irrigation before ownership passes to the lot buyer.
Street trees required. All new development shall submit a landscaping plan showing areas to be landscaped, including street cross sections and park strips, common areas, and other landscaped areas. Trees, shrubs, and other plantings shall be shown on the plans in accordance with the appropriate regulations and as noted herein. Street trees shall be included in the Financial Guarantee as outlined in Section 106-4-3. ... All trees planted in the public rights-of-way and all tree planting spaces shall be approved by the Planning Division Director who shall supervise such locating and planting according to approved plans. ... Irrigation required. The installation of street trees in the County's right-of-way shall be accompanied by an appropriate irrigation system providing water to the street trees. These irrigation systems shall be the responsibility of the developer to maintain until the adjacent property is sold, after which time it shall be the responsibility of the adjacent property owner.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: ?).
Full Breakdown
080, a developer cannot get final subdivision approval without a landscaping plan showing every area to be planted, including street cross sections, park strips and common areas. Street trees are folded into the subdivision's Financial Guarantee under Section 106-4-3, so the improvement is bonded even if the trees themselves aren't in the ground before a certificate of occupancy issues. Every tree placed in a County right-of-way, and every planting space, needs sign-off from the Planning Division Director, who supervises location and species selection against the County's adopted plant list, currently Resolution 04-2024, and can approve a deviation from that list on request.
030, which runs 40 feet back along the street right-of-way lines at an intersection. A tree that has to be removed must be replaced unless the Planning Division Director finds replacement impractical. The developer installs and is responsible for an irrigation system serving the street trees at planting time; that maintenance duty transfers to the adjacent property owner once the lot sells. Any deviation from the approved landscaping plan needs Land Use Authority review against these minimum standards before it can move forward.
Violations & Fines
Failing to install approved street trees, planting off the approved plan, or letting required right-of-way irrigation lapse is a Land Use Code violation under Section 102-4-4: punishable as a class C misdemeanor, a civil penalty, or both, with each day a separate offense. The code enforcement official must first serve a written notice giving 14 days to cure; unresolved violations escalate to administrative citations of $100, then $200, then $400 per violation per day, followed by court-ordered abatement and a judgment lien against the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I plant my own tree in the parkway strip along a Weber County road?
Who has to water new street trees in a Weber County subdivision?
Does a builder have to plant street trees before selling lots?
Sources & Official References
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