The City reminds property owners and tenants, it’s the time of year to trim your trees along the public right-of-way. You may you pile branches by the tree (not in the street) to be picked up by Public Works crew when in your area.
For public safety, trees planted within or extending into the public right-of-way must be trimmed to a height at least nine feet above the sidewalk and at least 14 feet above the street, curb or alley. The right-of-way line is typically five feet behind the curb or edge, or 10 feet if there is a planter strip. For horizontal clearance, please be sure pedestrian traffic will not be impeded. Trees and brush must not extend into the sidewalk. For corners of streets and alleys, be sure there is a visual clearance of 15 feet from a corner (forming a triangle shape). Thank you for your cooperation.
If the trees are not trimmed to the City Ordinance, Public Works will trim them accordingly. Public Works will start trimming trees January 8th. See the map below for the 2024 tree trimming map boundaries.
Chapter 13.12 of the Hood River Municipal Code (HRMC) provides authority for the City to address vegetation in and adjacent to City Right-of-Way. As per HRMC, it is the adjacent property owner’s responsibility to trim vegetation within the public right-of-way.
