Tree Removal

Please contact or stop at Development Services to receive your permit application. Tree inventory must be submitted at the time of preliminary site plan or subdivision approval.  Permit applications/ tree inventory for single-family units are submitted with the building permit application.  Applications are available free of charge from the Development Services Department and the Building Department.

Conditions Requiring Permit:	Conditions That Are Exempt:
Street opening Access to property Use of property Hazard Utilities and drainage  Thinning of trees Poor tree health Tree removal	Agricultural use Tree farm / plant nursery Emergency conditions Dead / diseased / fallen trees Noxious / exotic species  Endangering public/private property Within approved utility easements Public utilities Always confirm exemption with the Building Department prior to removal.

When Protected Trees are removed without a permit, replacement at twice the DBH of the removed trees is required. The replacement trees shall be from the Approved Tree List, at least two and a half (2 ½) inches DBH and ten (10) feet tall at time of planting or equivalent payment.