Buffalo encourages tree replacement through its urban forestry program, and the Green Code may require tree replacement or new plantings as part of development site plan approval.
The City of Buffalo supports tree replacement and new planting through its Division of Forestry and various community programs. When public trees are removed due to disease or safety hazards, the city schedules replacement plantings. The Green Code requires landscaping plans for new development projects, which may include street tree plantings and on-site tree requirements. The city participates in ReTree WNY and other regional tree-planting initiatives. Residents may request free tree plantings on city-owned tree lawns (the strip between the sidewalk and street) through the Division of Forestry. For development projects, the Green Code's landscape standards in Article 7 specify minimum tree plantings based on project type and size.
Developers who fail to install required trees per approved landscape plans may have certificates of occupancy withheld. Replacement trees that die within a warranty period (typically 2 years) must be replaced.
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