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Utility boxes 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet <br /> Utility poles 5 feet 10 feet 10 feet <br /> Street lights 10 feet 20 feet 30 feet <br /> Stop signs At least 35 feet or more if necessary <br /> Regulatory signs Not to block sign <br /> 6.3 Minimum distance from sidewalks and curbs: Trees should be centered in <br /> the planting strip between the sidewalk and the street curb. If centering within the planting <br /> strip is not possible, or desirable due to design considerations, the tree must be located at <br /> least two feet from the sidewalk edge or the curb edge. <br /> 6.4 Minimum distance from buried utility lines that traverse the planting strip: <br /> 8" - 10" water & sewer 10 feet <br /> 12" - 16" water & sewer 15 feet <br /> 18 "+ water & sewer 20 feet <br /> All other services 10 feet <br /> 6.5 Overhead utility lines: No tree with the potential of reaching a mature height <br /> of more than thirty-five feet (35') shall be planted in the right -of -way under "primary" <br /> overhead wires. <br /> 6.6 Minimum distance from buildings: <br /> Small trees (potential growth of up to 35' ht.) 5 feet <br /> Medium trees (potential growth of up to 60' ht.) 10 feet <br /> Large trees (potential growth of over 60' ht.) 15 feet <br /> Shrubs 3 feet <br /> Any tree planted ten feet (10') or closer to a building shall have an impenetrable root barrier <br /> installed near the building. The root barrier shall run the length of the planting area or the <br /> structure, and reach a depth of at least eighteen inches (18 "). <br /> 6.7 Vehicular area: Provisions shall be made to prevent any parts of the vehicles <br /> from touching trees. <br /> 6.8 Shrubs planted in the street side right -of -way: Shrubs shall follow the <br /> minimum distance requirements for trees for curbs, sidewalks, and utilities. No shrub shall <br /> be planted within three feet (3') of a building. <br /> 6.9 Linear spacing: Trees shall be placed an average of every thirty feet (30'). <br /> Depending upon the size, species, and variety, the Urban Forester may approve planting <br /> distances which maybe as close as ten feet (10') and as far as forty feet (40') to fifty feet (50') <br /> Street Tree Plan <br /> H : \02StreetTreePlan- FullRules.wpd <br />