Dallas Urban Forest Advisory Committee
The Urban Forest Advisory Committee was established in 2005 by the Dallas City Council to advise the Mayor and City Council on tree related issues.
06/13/2019
This Dallas Trees blog post from chief arborist Phil Erwin has been updated. It contains useful information for preparing a soil resource plan to be provided in conjunction with landscape plans or a tree protection plan. More information on Urban Soils is available in the online Landscape and Tree Manual at the Building Inspection website.
Soil Resource Plan (aka Drawing A Line In The Caliche} One of the new requirements in the 2018 Article X amendments placed on new developments is the provision for a soil resource plan. This pl...
06/06/2019
The Landscape and Tree Manual is now available online at dallascityhall.com.
You can find it under the Quick Links at the Sustainable Development and Construction web page.
In case you haven't found it, we would like to introduce you to the new Landscape and Tree Manual for the City of Dallas. This exclusively all-online text is available at our Building Inspection pages, or you can reach it through the Quick Links at the SDC main page.
https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/buildinginspection/Pages/landscape-and-tree-manual.aspx
https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/Pages/default.aspx
The manual is over 300 pages of material placed in multiple separate sections and attachments, and full of helpful information for homeowners, commercial property owners and managers, landscape professionals, and developers. You can learn about the new Neighborhood Forest Overlay in Section 10, find helpful landscape checklists for different landscape codes, and discover how to nominate a Historic tree for preservation.
The manual was drafted by professional landscape architects and foresters to provide useful regional information about local trees, soils, and other aspects of our community forest and is a supplement to support the Article X ordinances and to be informative to the people living and working in Dallas.
Watch for additional educational posts here from your friendly city arborists.
03/21/2019
You can now access the City of Dallas Landscape and Tree Manual online.
landscape and tree manual Section 2 2.0: Landscaping and Soil Requirements 2.2: Landscape Plan Submission and Compliance 2.3: Mandatory Landscape Requirements 2.4: Landscape Design Options
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