Fayetteville's tree permits are development-based, not lot-based. Chapter 167 requires an approved Tree Preservation Plan before land disturbance for subdivisions, large-scale developments, grading, building, and parking-lot permits, and single-family homes in the Hillside/Hilltop Overlay. Everyday removals on an established lot need no permit.
Under Chapter 167 (Section 167.04), no land disturbance, grading, or tree removal may occur until the city approves a Tree Preservation Plan or, for smaller projects, an Abbreviated Tree Preservation Plan. It applies to subdivisions, large-scale developments, commercial and industrial projects, grading and building permits, parking lots over five spaces, and single-family construction in the Hillside/Hilltop Overlay District. Each site must preserve a minimum canopy percentage from Section 167.04(C) Table 1, ranging from 10% in the C-4 Downtown district to 25% in low-density residential and institutional districts. The Landscape Administrator reviews plans and inspects sites. Removing a healthy tree in your own established yard is not permit-regulated.
Clearing or grading before Tree Preservation Plan approval can trigger a Stop Work Order under Section 153.07(C) and delay Final Plat approval or the Certificate of Occupancy until remediation is complete, plus the general penalty under Section 10.99.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
fayetteville-ar
Fayetteville has no ordinance restricting holiday decorations on private property, so no permit, no seasonal window, and no size cap apply. Displays only hav...
fayetteville-ar
Fayetteville's sign code has no garage-sale exemption and bans off-site signs, so directional yard-sale signs on corners, other lots, utility poles, or the r...
fayetteville-ar
Fayetteville regulates political signs content-neutrally as non-commercial signs. A resident may post one on private property year-round, plus additional tem...
fayetteville-ar
Fayetteville does not inspect or license ordinary long-term rentals. But an owner of more than two residential rentals must register a local designated repre...
fayetteville-ar
Fayetteville has no just-cause eviction law; Arkansas landlord-tenant rules apply and are the nation's most landlord-friendly. Arkansas is the only state wit...
fayetteville-ar
Fayetteville has no rent control and cannot enact it. Arkansas Code Sec. 14-54-1409 bars any city from limiting rent. Landlords set market rents and may rais...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Washington County.
See how Fayetteville's tree removal permits rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.