Sioux Falls Chapter 94 (Forestry) requires a free permit before removing or planting trees in the parking strip (boulevard between curb and sidewalk). The City Parks and Recreation Forestry Division oversees compliance. Trees on private property are regulated as nuisances when diseased or hazardous.
Under Sioux Falls Code Chapter 94 (Forestry), no person may remove or plant a tree in the public parking strip without first obtaining a permit from the City Parks and Recreation Department. Permits are issued free of charge by calling 605-367-8150 or at City Center, 231 N. Dakota Avenue. The 2018 ordinance sets spacing requirements: 60 feet minimum between trees in the same parking strip, with additional clearances from driveways, fire hydrants, streetlights, and powerlines. On private property, dead, diseased, or insect-infested trees declared nuisances under § 94.015 may be ordered removed by the Director. The city handles removal of public (street) trees at no cost to the owner.
Unauthorized removal or planting in the parking strip is a code violation; city may order remediation or assess replacement costs for illegally removed street trees.
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