Alburquerque Street Tree Ordinance

The ordinance notes that it is intended to: (1) Assist in the control of water erosion and dust, absorb atmospheric pollutants, and stabilize the soil; (2) Provide summer shade and coolness but allow winter solar access; (3) Enhance the appearance of the City’s major streets, sidewalks, and pedestrian ways within street corridors. To provide physical and psychological buffering between pedestrians and automobile traffic, and to improve the desirability of walking. These objectives are met by providing evenly spaced lines of street trees, or when otherwise approved, informal groupings of street trees