Urban Tree Programs
Canopy Road Program
What is a Canopy Road?
A Canopy Road is a county owned and maintained street where preservation and maintenance of oaks and other species will maintain their historic, aesthetic, economic, cultural and environmental value.
Why Do We Have Canopy Roads?
- To conserve, protect and enhance the aesthetic and scenic beauty of the county.
- To provide shade.
- To increase economic value of properties and neighborhoods, encouraging quality development.
- To protect the environment of the county.
- To aid in the reduction of air pollution by protecting the capacity of trees to produce oxygen and sequester carbon dioxide.
- To assist in the absorption of rainwater into the ground, thereby protecting against potential damages from soil erosion and flooding, as well as reducing the cost of handling stormwater by artificial means.
- To reduce potential damage from wind.
What Protection Do Canopy Roads Have?
Unless exempt under Section 98-96, it shall constitute a violation of this article for any " ... person to remove a tree or trees or cause a tree or trees to be removed or to prune in Canopy Road Designated Areas, except in accordance with the Tree Removal and Protection Permit issued by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this article ... " (Ord. No. 2001-041, 5/23/2001). To view the entire ordinance click Canopy Road Ordinance.
| Contact the Sarasota County Forestry Division With Questions About:
- Canopy Road designation
- Authorization for removal or disturbance to protected trees in designated Canopy Road zones
- Protection of Canopy Road trees
- Territorial applicability
- Emergency tree removal
- Utility pruning
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