Little Rock Code Chapter 36 §36-528 establishes urban forestry standards. Trees in public rights-of-way, parks, and along Master Streets Plan corridors generally require city authorization before removal, pruning to canopy, or major root cuts.
Section 36-528 of the Little Rock Code, paired with the Master Streets Plan, governs urban forestry. Public-right-of-way trees, including those along boulevards designated in the Master Streets Plan, cannot be removed or topped by abutting owners or contractors without coordination with the city. New commercial and multi-family developments must meet landscape and tree-preservation standards as part of site plan review. On private single-family lots, removal of yard trees is generally allowed, but cutting into the right-of-way or a heritage specimen near a historic district can trigger review by Public Works or Planning.
Civil penalties, replacement-tree requirements at caliper-inch ratios, restoration plantings in the right-of-way, and stop-work orders on linked construction permits.
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