When a Charleston street tree is removed for hazard, disease, or development, Chapter 40 supports replacement planting to maintain the urban canopy along Capitol Street, riverfront, and neighborhood corridors.
Chapter 40 directs the Tree Commission and Public Works to coordinate replacement planting where street trees are lost. Suitable species lists favor native or adapted hardwoods that tolerate Kanawha Valley conditions and avoid utility-line conflicts. Developers may be required to plant or fund replacement trees as a condition of approvals affecting street-tree resources. Imagine Charleston 2017 emphasizes downtown canopy improvements as part of streetscape goals around Capitol Street and the Cultural Center. Volunteer plantings are sometimes coordinated through neighborhood associations and partner nonprofits, particularly along the Kanawha River boulevards.
Failing to install required replacement trees as a development condition can delay certificate of occupancy or trigger bond-call enforcement.
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