City of Hickory Treasured Trees

Landscape Services Department, PO Box 398, 1441 9th Ave NE, Hickory, North Carolina 28603
phone: 828-323-7500        email: TTeague@ci.hickory.nc.us

Landscape Ordinances & Tree Preservation Guidelines

The City of Hickory’s Landscape Ordinance and Tree Preservation Handbook  (click title in box above to open) was created to provide a tool for developers, contractors and designers to use when planning construction on a site.

This booklet contains guidelines for tree preservation during construction and landscape requirements for buffers and parking areas. Updated lists of recommended trees and shrubs are also included.

By combining the landscape section from the City of Hickory’s Manual of Practice and the requirements of the Land Development Code, this handbook contains the pertinent information needed to comply with regulations in the City of Hickory.

This 56-page handbook was produced to encourage responsible development which preserves and protects the existing tree canopy on a site and throughout the City of Hickory.

For further information about tree preservation, please contact the City Arborist at 828-323-7585.

For information about landscape requirements, please contact the Planning and Zoning Department at
828-323-7422.

This handbook was funded by a grant from the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources and the USDA Forest Service through the Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program.