TOPPING
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-810-2161
in effect88-810-2161 - TOPPING
The cutting back of limbs to stubs within the tree's crown, to such a degree as to remove the normal tree canopy cover and disfigure the tree; or the cutting back of limbs or branches to lateral branches that are less than one-half of the diameter of the limb or branch that is cut. Also referred to as stubbing, dehorning, pollarding, and heading.
(Ord. No. 220961, § 2, 3-16-2023)
Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/zoning_and_development_code?nodeId=ZODECOKAMI_800_SERIESTEME_88-810DE_88-810-2161TOFetched: 10/28/2026
