DEPOSITING MATERIALS NEAR TREES.
Madison General Ordinances § 23.23
in effect23.23 - DEPOSITING MATERIALS NEAR TREES.
No person shall place or maintain upon the ground, in a public highway of the City of Madison, stone, cement, lumber, or other substance or material which may impede the free passage of water and air to any tree or shrub in such highway without leaving an open space of ground outside the trunk of said tree or the base of said shrub, of an area not less than sixteen (16) square feet. Before depositing any material in any highway of the City of Madison near to trees therein, the person so depositing said materials shall place such guards around the trees as shall effectively prevent injury to them.
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOIICH20--31_CH23OFAGPUPO_23.23DEMANETRFetched: 11/1/2026
