Springdale, AR Tree Protection: Tree Removal Permits (2026)

Springdale's tree-removal-permit framework is permissive on private property and project-specific on commercial sites. Unlike many heritage-tree cities that require permits for any tree above a threshold diameter, Springdale does not impose a general permit requirement on private-property tree removal. Routine removal of dead, diseased, hazardous, or even healthy trees on private residential lots is generally allowed without a City permit. The City does compel removal where conditions deteriorate: the Springdale Code of Ordinances nuisance provisions, accessible at https://library.municode.com/ar/springdale, authorize Neighborhood Services to order any owner or occupant to remove dead or dying trees and dead limbs from the property and from adjoining alleys, utility easements, drainage easements, and rights-of-way, with abatement and lien authority under A.C.A. §14-54-901 et seq. For trees within the City right-of-way and drainage easements, the Springdale Public Works / Streets Department holds removal jurisdiction and acts on resident or contractor requests through City Hall. For commercial, industrial, multifamily, or subdivision development projects, the Springdale Planning Commission's site-plan and subdivision review (https://www.springdalear.gov/page/planning) may impose tree-inventory, tree-protection-fencing, and replacement-planting requirements as conditions of approval. Land disturbance over one acre triggers Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality NPDES construction stormwater permitting under Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission Regulation 6.