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Milwaukee Urban Landscaping Standards

This section imposes urban landscaping standards to increase the city’s urban tree canopy, requiring trees to be spaced no less than 20 linear feet apart along street frontage

Link:

  • Milwaukee Code of Ordinances 295-405

Policy Details:

Locale: Milwaukee, Wisconsin [Midwest]
Climate zone: Zone 6A: Cold Humid
Jurisdiction: Municipality [>150K]
Smart Surface(s): Trees
Policy Type(s): City Code

Citation:

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances 295-405

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