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Guidelines for Infilling Street Trees
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Because it only takes a minute to improperly prune or remove a tree but a lifetime to grow one, it is imperative to protect and preserve mature trees from unnecessary removal or destruction.
Therefore all pruning, planting, and removal work on street trees (or any public tree located on City property) must be performed by a Certified Arborist and a Street Tree Permit and obstruction permit are needed for any type of pruning, or removal. A street tree permit only, is required to plant any tree on city property.
Obstruction permits can be obtained through Engineering Services and they can be reached at 509.625.6700.
Different species of trees are appropriate for different size planting strips within the City. To determine correct tree species check our Approved Street Tree List page.
Street Tree Permit Application Process
Step one: Contact a Certified Arborist from our list.
Step two: You or your Certified Arborist fill out the Street Tree Permit Application form completely and submit application to the Spokane Urban Forestry Program via fax (625.6205), postal mail, or hand delivery.
Step three: Spokane Urban Forestry Program will review your application and inspect the site and or tree before approving or denying the street tree permit application. We will contact you to let you know of our decision. Do not begin any tree work until a permit has been issued.
Tree and Landscape Service Contractor Requirements: If you are a tree or landscape contractor you can learn more about the requirements that are needed to perform work on trees on public property and in City rights-of-way.
