City of Gainesville - Public Facilities Landscaping Ordinances

If you own property in Gainesville's public services and operations (PS) district, city rules support solar by requiring building designs to consider current and future solar access. Required landscaping trees may be relocated if they conflict with planned solar energy generation, and other regulated trees may be removed if they block reasonable site development including solar equipment. Contact the City of Gainesville for specific steps and approvals.

For projects in Gainesville's PS district, designs must account for current and future solar access, which can help protect solar performance for customers. If required landscaping trees conflict with planned solar generation, they may be relocated, and other regulated trees may be removed when they prevent reasonable site development including solar equipment installation. Check with the City of Gainesville on permitting and approval procedures before planning tree changes.

This is a local solar access policy implemented through Gainesville's land development and landscaping ordinances, not a funded incentive. It requires building design in the public services and operations (PS) district to consider current and future solar access, and it allows relocation of required landscaping trees that conflict with planned solar generation. Other regulated trees may be removed if they prevent reasonable site development, including solar energy equipment, and the policy applies to construction and local government sectors across solar PV, solar water heating, and passive and active space heating.