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Cape Girardeau Ordinance Requiring Trees in Street Landscaping

This Cape Girardeau ordinance establishes that all street landscaping strips must be covered with groundcover approved by the city, including trees, which must be planted at a ratio of one tree per 50 linear feet of strip.

Link:

  • City of Cape Girardeau Code of Ordinances Section 25.223

Policy Details:

Locale: Cape Girardeau, Missouri [Midwest]
Climate zone: Zone 4A: Mixed Humid
Jurisdiction: Municipality [<50K]
Smart Surface(s): Trees
Policy Type(s): City Code

Citation:

City of Cape Girardeau Code of Ordinances Section 25.223

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