When the city removes a street tree over sidewalk root damage, it offers the abutting owner replacement trees, minimum 24-inch box and 2.25-inch caliper. New commercial development must plant one tree per 1,000 square feet of required landscaping.
Two Las Cruces rules govern tree replacement. Under Chapter 26 (Streets and Sidewalks), when tree roots damage a sidewalk the city repairs the walk, may remove the tree, and offers the abutting owner an equal number of replacement trees from an approved list; the minimum installed size is a 24-inch box container with a 2.25-inch caliper trunk. For development, Land Development Code Sec. 32-267 requires landscaping trees of two-inch to 2.25-inch caliper, one live tree per 1,000 square feet of required landscaped area, and Sec. 32-273 requires dead plant material in required landscaping be replaced immediately. Single-family homes on individual lots are exempt from the development landscaping standards.
Failure to maintain or replace required development landscaping is a nuisance abatable under Chapter 18; Land Development Code violations carry Municipal Court fines up to $300 per day.
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