Norfolk requires tree planting and replacement mainly through development and street-tree rules, not for homeowners removing a yard tree. New subdivisions and site plans must provide street trees and meet landscaping standards.
Norfolk does not make a homeowner replant a tree removed from a private yard. Replacement obligations attach to land development. Under the city's tree and landscaping requirements, street trees are required along new public and private streets in subdivisions and redevelopment, and once planted in the right-of-way they become the city's to maintain and replace. Landscape plans for development must be prepared by a qualified professional such as a registered landscape architect or certified horticulturist and submitted to the planning department. Trees the bureau removes from public land are replaced through the urban forestry program.
Failing to install or maintain required street trees and landscaping on a development site violates the approved site plan and Chapter 45, holding up permits and drawing penalties set by the city.
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