Davenport has no fixed replacement ratio for private trees. Anyone damaging or destroying public trees or right-of-way vegetation must repair or replace it to the extent the City Arborist requires, under Municipal Code 8.14.330.
Davenport's Tree Ordinance ties replacement to harm done to protected vegetation rather than to a set 2:1 or 3:1 formula. Under 8.14.330(B), any person injuring, damaging, or destroying vegetation in violation of the article must, on top of any fine, repair or replace it as and to the extent the City Arborist deems necessary. Trees and root systems on City property or in the right-of-way must be protected from construction and excavation damage, with the Arborist specifying precautions. Separately, 8.14.330(C) requires all land-use changes and improvements to meet the tree requirements of the city's zoning and subdivision regulations, where new-development landscaping and street-tree standards live.
Failure to replace damaged public trees compounds the 8.14.360 municipal infraction ($100 / $200 / $500, each day separate) with mandatory arborist-directed replacement; construction damage triggers remediation costs.
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