-- If your trees are located close to a street corner and/or a stop sign, you may need to trim your branches a bit more to avoid visually impacting a driver's ability to see the oncoming traffic or street sign.
With Spring approaching, the trees will begin budding with leaves, and the heavier branches will drop lower over the sidewalks and street. Maintain tree branches at 8 feet above sidewalks and 14 feet over streets (see PCVA Guidelines, Sec 2.3.3). This keeps branches from impacting pedestrians walking on the sidewalks and keeps vehicles free from being hindered/scratched in the roads.
-- If your trees are located close to a street corner and/or a stop sign, you may need to trim your branches a bit more to avoid visually impacting a driver's ability to see the oncoming traffic or street sign. Now is a perfect time for homeowners to check the trees and shrubs along their property and make sure they do not impede pedestrian safety or driver visibility.
PCVA Community Guidelines 3.2.1 LANDSCAPING Homeowners are responsible for the maintenance of landscape, irrigation, erosion control, and sidewalks within the easements on their property and in the street right-of-way from the back of the curb to their property line. Landscape maintenance includes weed removal, tree trimming to include parkway trees, replenishment of dead vegetation, and erosion control. Specific landscape maintenance guidance: • Trees, including in parkway:
Per Colorado Springs City Code 4.4.104: DUTY TO PRUNE, The owner of any house, building or property within the City shall not permit the branches of any shade, ornamental or other tree to project over any street, avenue or sidewalk, in front of or alongside of the house, building or property, lower than eight feet (8') from the surface of the sidewalk and fourteen feet (14') over the surface of the alley or street. (Ord. 4716; 1968 Code §10-33.6; Ord. 77-190; Ord. 01-42) See the City Code: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-5922 Even though landscape plants are dormant and brown, they should be watered periodically.
When to water
Dry air, low precipitation, little soil moisture, and fluctuating temperatures are characteristics of fall and winter in many areas of Colorado. Often there is little or no snow cover to provide soil moisture from October through March.
Learn more at https://www.pcva.org/uploads/7/8/8/7/78875826/csu_winter_water_fact_sheet.pdf Please examine your sidewalks for offsets or uneven surfaces (usually from tree roots) and have them repaired as soon as weather allows. As always, you are welcome to report issues with homeowner or PCVA property to PineCreek@ehammersmith.com.
Per the community guidelines (3.2), homeowners are responsible for the maintenance of landscape, irrigation and sidewalks within the easements on their property. Lot owners are also responsible for the maintenance of landscape, irrigation and sidewalks in the street right-of-way from the back of curb to their property line. According to city code, homeowners must ensure their sidewalks are clean and undamaged to allow pedestrians to pass freely. The city can levy a fine for sidewalk litter, debris, obstructions or projections or a homeowner may be liable for injuries sustained on a damaged or uneven sidewalk. The City's Concrete Cost Share Program (CCSP) exists as an option for property owners to repair the concrete adjacent to their property. Visit https://coloradosprings.gov/public-works/page/concrete-maintenance |
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