League City's beautiful, sprawling trees are a source of local history and civic pride. However, overgrown limbs can be dangerous. Untrimmed trees can cost valuable time for emergency response teams and can also block the passage of other large vehicles like school buses, garbage trucks, and RVs.

What are the rules?

Watch the video below to learn about League City's tree trimming regulations or scroll down.

• Road clearance: Branches must be at least 15 feet above the surface of the road
• Sidewalk clearance : Branches must be at least 8 feet from the surface of the sidewalk
• Streetlights : Branches must not obstruct the light from any streetlights
• Street signs: Branches must not obstruct the view of any street sign or intersection

Who is responsible for trimming branches?

City ordinance requires the owner of any trees overhanging any street or right-of-way within the city to prune the branches according to the guidelines of the ordinance. Even if the trees are in the City's right-of-way, League City's tree ordinance still defines these trees as street trees. A "street tree" is a tree, shrub, or any other woody vegetation that is between the sidewalk and the curb or-in the absence of a sidewalk-within 10 feet of the edge of the paved roadway.