Q: Will the City of Pflugerville pick up my limbs and branches at no cost?

• Pflugerville residents may leave up to six bundles of limbs each up to four feet in length curbside for free pickup on their trash day as part of bulk pickup. 

• Residents can take up to 2 cubic yards of limbs to the City’s Recycle Center located at 15500 Sun Light Near Way free of charge. (2-4 cubic yards= $20, piles larger than 4 cubic yards = $40) 

• Waste Connections services unbundled tree limbs up to 4 cubic yards, that weigh less than 40lbs, and are no longer than four feet in length, for a flat fee of $35.00/scheduled pick up.

• Residents are required to contact Waste Connections at Waste Connections residential yard waste removal or call Waste Connections directly at (512) 282-3508.

• Click here for more information.

Q: Why did Pflugerville discontinue their chipping service?

• Pflugerville Curbside Chipping Service is now Waste Connections Limb Pickup. In an effort to reduce the tax rate for citizens and provide equity among all property owners for services, the City of Pflugerville transitioned to a user-fee base program so that nonusers are not carrying the cost. Nonusers, such as multi family and commercial properties, were also funding the program in the past, but could not use it and the cost to provide this service in the ETJ was absorbed by property taxpayers in the city limits.

• Click here for more information about the change in service.

• Yard waste removal from Waste Connections can be scheduled on their website for a fee.

Q: Does the City of Pflugerville require property owners to maintain trees? 

• Property owners are required to maintain the right-of-way (ROW) adjacent to their property. If you are not familiar with the ROW, the boundary line between your private property and ROW generally begins at the back side of your water meter.  

• Sidewalk clearance requirements for trees 

The City of Pflugerville, Code of Ordinances, “Title IX: General Regulations, section 95.43 (B)” states that tree growth encroaching over the sidewalk must be trimmed such that the clearance is eight (8) feet above the sidewalk.  

• • • § 95.43     Care of Public Trees.

    • (B)     Property owners are responsible for the reasonable and routine maintenance of trees on the right-of-way which is an extension of the property owner's front yard and/or setback. This shall include maintaining a clearance over the sidewalk of eight feet (8').

• Street clearance requirements for trees 

The City of Pflugerville adopted the International Fire Code

• Section 503.2.1 of the International Fire Code, 2015 edition, is hereby amended to read as follows:

503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width in accordance with appendix D and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 14 feet.

Q: Does the HOA require property owners to maintain trees? 

• Yes, property owners are required to maintain the right-of-way (ROW) adjacent to their property and the HOA has adopted the same requirements as the City of Pflugerville regarding clearance heights.