Tree Removal Permit Requirements by City
City-by-city guide to tree removal permits, protected species, DBH thresholds, and replacement requirements. Data for 255 cities across 8 states.
187 verified from municipal code
11 estimated from secondary sources
57 needs research
Arizona Tree Ordinances (25 cities)
Apache Junction
Pinal County
Avondale
Maricopa County
Buckeye
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Buckeye landscape standards (site-specific)
Bullhead City
Mohave County
Casa Grande
Pinal County
Chandler
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Chandler landscape standards (site-specific)
Flagstaff
Coconino County
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation per Division 10-50.60 for removed qualifying trees; preservation percentages by zone
Gilbert
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Gilbert landscape standards (site-specific)
Glendale
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Glendale landscape standards (site-specific)
Goodyear
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Goodyear landscape standards (site-specific)
Kingman
Mohave County
Lake Havasu City
Mohave County
Maricopa
Pinal County
Mesa
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Mesa landscape standards (site-specific by zone)
Oro Valley
Pima County
Replacement: Chapter 27 establishes preservation-in-place percentages and transplant/replacement standards; replacement required when preservation infeasible
Peoria
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Peoria landscape standards (site-specific)
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape code-based replacement (site-specific by zone and project type); salvaged native plants reused on-site where feasible
Prescott
Yavapai County
Replacement: Caliper-inch or DBH-inch mitigation for removed qualifying trees per Land Development Code
Queen Creek
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Queen Creek landscape standards (site-specific)
Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Replacement: ESLO sets preservation percentages and transplant requirements by plant category; on-site replacement required when preservation infeasible
Sierra Vista
Cochise County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Sierra Vista landscape standards (site-specific)
Surprise
Maricopa County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Surprise landscape standards (site-specific)
Tempe
Maricopa County
Replacement: Caliper-inch replacement or mitigation for significant tree removal during development (site-specific)
Tucson
Pima County
Replacement: UDC 7.6 establishes preservation-in-place percentages and transplant/replacement standards; replacement required when preservation is not feasible
Yuma
Yuma County
Replacement: Landscape-code replacement per Yuma landscape standards (site-specific)
California Tree Ordinances (50 cities)
Anaheim
Orange County
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for street/parkway trees; development mitigation per approved landscape plan
Berkeley
Alameda County
Protected:
5.7" DBH+
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles County
Protected:
48.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for protected tree removal under BHMC Article 29; higher ratios for landmark and heritage native designations at Council discretion
Burbank
Los Angeles County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for street trees; 2:1 or higher for Landmark/Heritage trees
Campbell
Santa Clara County
Protected:
12.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum; 2:1 or higher for Heritage/Significant Trees
Carlsbad
San Diego County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for street trees; 2:1 or higher for Heritage Trees and protected natives
Claremont
Los Angeles County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for street trees; 2:1 or higher for Heritage Trees and protected natives
Concord
Contra Costa County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum; 2:1 for heritage trees or native oaks
Cupertino
Santa Clara County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 to 3:1 depending on tree size and significance; inch-for-inch mitigation for Heritage Trees
Davis
Yolo County
Protected:
5.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for street trees; 2:1 or higher for Landmark Trees and heritage native oaks
Dublin
Alameda County
Protected:
24.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for heritage tree removal under DMC Chapter 5.60; in-lieu fees to the Tree Preservation Fund accepted when on-site replanting is infeasible
Elk Grove
Sacramento County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement up to a cap; 3:1 count-based for heritage native oaks
Folsom
Sacramento County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for protected tree removal under the Folsom Tree Preservation Ordinance; 24-inch box replacement from approved species list
Fremont
Alameda County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Fresno
Fresno County
Protected:
12.0" DBH+
Glendale
Los Angeles County
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for indigenous tree removal under GMC 12.44; replacement species drawn from the approved Glendale native species list
Hayward
Alameda County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 for protected trees; 2:1 for heritage trees; caliper-inch mitigation option for large trees
Irvine
Orange County
Replacement: 1:1 minimum; windrow trees replaced in-kind per approved landscape plan
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for parkway trees; enhanced ratios for Heritage trees at Commission discretion
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: 2:1 for protected trees (varies by size)
Los Gatos
Santa Clara County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: 2:1 inch-for-inch for native trees; 1:1 for non-native protected trees; higher ratios for Heritage Trees
Menlo Park
San Mateo County
Protected:
15.3" DBH+
Replacement: 2:1 minimum for heritage tree removal (by inch or by count per Arborist determination)
Mountain View
Santa Clara County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for heritage tree removal under MVMC Chapter 32; 24-inch box replacement from the approved species list
Oakland
Alameda County
Protected:
9.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for protected coast live oak removal; replacement species and ratio for other protected trees set as a permit condition by the city arborist
Palo Alto
Santa Clara County
Protected:
11.5" DBH+
Replacement: Per Table 3-1 in Technical Manual Section 3.02
Pasadena
Los Angeles County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 2:1 minimum for protected trees; higher ratios (3:1+) for landmark and native specimen trees at Council discretion
Pleasanton
Alameda County
Protected:
17.5" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for heritage tree removal; 24-inch box replacement minimum from approved species list
Redwood City
San Mateo County
Protected:
12.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for protected tree removal under the Tree Preservation Ordinance; in-lieu fees accepted when on-site replanting is infeasible
Riverside
Riverside County
Protected:
2.0" DBH+
Replacement: 3:1 for native oaks under county ordinance; 2:1 for city Heritage Trees; 1:1 for street trees
Roseville
Placer County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Sacramento
Sacramento County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 based on DBH of tree removed
San Bernardino
San Bernardino County
San Diego
San Diego County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: 100% of assessed tree value
San Francisco
San Francisco County
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for street trees
San Jose
Santa Clara County
Protected:
12.1" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 (one 15-gallon tree per permitted tree removed)
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for protected tree removal under SLOMC 12.24; 2:1 or higher for Heritage Oaks (48+ inch DBH) at Minor Use Permit discretion
San Mateo
San Mateo County
Protected:
12.1" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for protected indigenous trees under the County Tree Ordinance; in-lieu fees to the County Tree Mitigation Fund accepted when on-site replanting is infeasible
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for street trees; 2:1 or higher for Specimen/Historic and protected oaks
Santa Clara
Santa Clara County
Protected:
12.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum; 2:1 inch-for-inch for heritage-size specimens
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz County
Protected:
14.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for heritage tree removal; 24-inch box replacement from approved species list
Santa Monica
Los Angeles County
Replacement: In-kind replacement for palms; replanting required
Saratoga
Santa Clara County
Protected:
3.2" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 inch-for-inch replacement for protected tree removal under SMC Article 15-50; tree appraisal valuation accepted in lieu of on-site replanting
Simi Valley
Ventura County
Protected:
5.0" DBH+
Replacement: 2:1 minimum for mature tree removal under the Mature Tree Preservation Ordinance; in-lieu fees accepted at Tree Advisory Board discretion
Stockton
San Joaquin County
Replacement: 3:1 for heritage trees, 1:1 for street trees
Sunnyvale
Santa Clara County
Protected:
12.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum; 2:1 or higher for Heritage Trees and specimen natives
Thousand Oaks
Ventura County
Protected:
2.0" DBH+
Replacement: 2:1 for oaks; 10:1 or inch-for-inch mitigation for Heritage Oaks
Torrance
Los Angeles County
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for street/parkway trees; 2:1 for Heritage Trees
Ventura
Ventura County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for protected native tree removal under the Tree Protection Ordinance; 2:1 for trees with historical designation
Walnut Creek
Contra Costa County
Protected:
9.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 minimum for protected tree removal under WCMC Chapter 3-8; 2:1 inch-for-inch for heritage trees at Design Review Commission discretion
West Hollywood
Los Angeles County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 2:1 for protected trees; higher ratios for heritage/significant trees at Commission discretion
Colorado Tree Ordinances (29 cities)
Arvada
Jefferson County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Aurora
Arapahoe County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 to 2:1 mitigation based on tree size and condition
Boulder
Boulder County
Protected:
1.5" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree category and site-specific review
Brighton
Adams County
Broomfield
Broomfield County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Castle Rock
Douglas County
Centennial
Arapahoe County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Colorado Springs
El Paso County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Commerce City
Adams County
Denver
Denver County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 to 2:1 for street tree removal; on-site landscape replacement for development
Durango
La Plata County
Englewood
Arapahoe County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Fort Collins
Larimer County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Mitigation based on condition rating and size (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Golden
Jefferson County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Grand Junction
Mesa County
Greeley
Weld County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Lafayette
Boulder County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Lakewood
Jefferson County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Littleton
Arapahoe County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Longmont
Boulder County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Louisville
Boulder County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Loveland
Larimer County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Northglenn
Adams County
Parker
Douglas County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Pueblo
Pueblo County
Steamboat Springs
Routt County
Thornton
Adams County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Westminster
Adams County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size and condition (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Wheat Ridge
Jefferson County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Florida Tree Ordinances (34 cities)
Boca Raton
Palm Beach County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Bradenton
Manatee County
Cape Coral
Lee County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved native or Florida-friendly species
Clearwater
Pinellas County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for heritage trees
Coconut Creek
Broward County
Coral Springs
Broward County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Daytona Beach
Volusia County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Delray Beach
Palm Beach County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Fort Lauderdale
Broward County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Fort Myers
Lee County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Gainesville
Alachua County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch mitigation; enhanced ratios for heritage trees
Hialeah
Miami-Dade County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with native species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees (2:1 or greater)
Hollywood
Broward County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Jacksonville
Duval County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch mitigation (1:1 replacement DBH) for standard protected trees; 2:1 or greater for heritage trees
Kissimmee
Osceola County
Lakeland
Polk County
Protected:
5.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for heritage trees
Melbourne
Brevard County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Miami
Miami-Dade County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Mitigation based on DBH: typically inch-for-inch replacement with native species; specimen trees require enhanced mitigation (2:1 or greater)
Miramar
Broward County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Naples
Collier County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Ocala
Marion County
Protected:
5.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for heritage trees
Orlando
Orange County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with native or approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Palm Bay
Brevard County
Pembroke Pines
Broward County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for specimen trees
Pensacola
Escambia County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved species; enhanced mitigation for heritage trees
Plantation
Broward County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Pompano Beach
Broward County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Port St. Lucie
St. Lucie County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved native or Florida-friendly species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Sarasota
Sarasota County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for grand trees
St. Petersburg
Pinellas County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for heritage trees
Sunrise
Broward County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
Tallahassee
Leon County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for patriarch/heritage trees
Tampa
Hillsborough County
Protected:
5.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for grand trees
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach County
Protected:
4.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement with approved native species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees
North Carolina Tree Ordinances (25 cities)
Apex
Wake County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per Apex UDO
Asheville
Buncombe County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios (typically 2:1 or greater) for heritage trees per Chapter 7 Article XI
Burlington
Alamance County
Cary
Wake County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per LDO §7.2
Chapel Hill
Orange County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for significant trees; enhanced ratios for specimen/heritage trees per LUMO §5.7
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios (2:1 or greater) for specimen/heritage trees per Tree Ordinance
Concord
Cabarrus County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per Development Ordinance landscape and tree preservation standards
Durham
Durham County
Protected:
12.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for significant trees; enhanced ratios (typically 2:1 or greater) for heritage trees per UDO §9.8
Fayetteville
Cumberland County
Protected:
12.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per UDO landscape and tree preservation standards
Gastonia
Gaston County
Greensboro
Guilford County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for champion/specimen trees per LDO tree preservation standards
Hickory
Catawba County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per Hickory Land Development Code
High Point
Guilford County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per Development Ordinance landscape and tree preservation standards
Huntersville
Mecklenburg County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per Huntersville Zoning Ordinance and Mecklenburg County Tree Ordinance
Indian Trail
Union County
Jacksonville
Onslow County
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per Kannapolis Development Ordinance
Matthews
Mecklenburg County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per Matthews Zoning Ordinance and Mecklenburg County Tree Ordinance
Mooresville
Iredell County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for specimen trees per Mooresville Zoning Ordinance
Raleigh
Wake County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for champion/heritage trees per UDO §9.1
Rocky Mount
Nash County
Wake Forest
Wake County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for significant/heritage trees per Wake Forest UDO
Wilmington
New Hanover County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for regulated trees; enhanced ratios (typically 2:1 or greater) for heritage trees per Chapter 18 Article III
Wilson
Wilson County
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch replacement for standard protected trees; enhanced ratios for heritage trees per UDO Chapter E
Oregon Tree Ordinances (28 cities)
Albany
Linn County
Ashland
Jackson County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 to 2:1 mitigation based on tree category
Beaverton
Washington County
Protected:
10.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage and mitigation standards
Bend
Deschutes County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Corvallis
Benton County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Eugene
Lane County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper replacement on site or payment to tree fund
Forest Grove
Washington County
Grants Pass
Josephine County
Gresham
Multnomah County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper mitigation
Happy Valley
Clackamas County
Hillsboro
Washington County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper mitigation or tree unit replacement
Keizer
Marion County
Klamath Falls
Klamath County
Lake Oswego
Clackamas County
Protected:
5.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size category and reason for removal
McMinnville
Yamhill County
Medford
Jackson County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper mitigation
Milwaukie
Clackamas County
Newberg
Yamhill County
Oregon City
Clackamas County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper mitigation or tree unit replacement
Portland
Multnomah County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 to 3:1 depending on tree size and reason for removal; in-lieu fees to Tree Planting and Preservation Fund available
Redmond
Deschutes County
Roseburg
Douglas County
Salem
Marion County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree category and site retention requirements
Springfield
Lane County
Protected:
5.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper replacement or tree fund payment
Tigard
Washington County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper mitigation or tree unit replacement
Tualatin
Washington County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper mitigation or tree unit replacement
West Linn
Clackamas County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree size category and reason for removal (typically 1:1 to 2:1)
Wilsonville
Clackamas County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper mitigation or tree unit replacement
Texas Tree Ordinances (31 cities)
Abilene
Taylor County
Amarillo
Potter County
Arlington
Tarrant County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation with enhanced ratio for heritage trees
Austin
Travis County
Protected:
19.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch mitigation based on diameter removed
Beaumont
Jefferson County
Carrollton
Denton County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation based on removed DBH
College Station
Brazos County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation with enhanced ratio for heritage trees
Corpus Christi
Nueces County
Dallas
Dallas County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper replacement or mitigation payment
Denton
Denton County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation based on removed DBH
El Paso
El Paso County
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation: 1:1 for protected trees, 2:1 for significant, 3:1 for legacy
Frisco
Collin County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation based on removed DBH with on-site preference
Garland
Dallas County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation based on removed DBH
Grand Prairie
Dallas County
Houston
Harris County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on caliper inches removed (site-specific)
Irving
Dallas County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation based on removed DBH
Killeen
Bell County
League City
Galveston County
Lubbock
Lubbock County
McKinney
Collin County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch replacement on-site or Tree Mitigation Fund payment
Mesquite
Dallas County
Midland
Midland County
Pearland
Brazoria County
Plano
Collin County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch replacement with on-site preference
Richardson
Dallas County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation based on removed DBH
Round Rock
Williamson County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Replacement: Caliper-inch mitigation with enhanced ratio for heritage trees
San Antonio
Bexar County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Inch-for-inch caliper mitigation
Sugar Land
Fort Bend County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Tyler
Smith County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Waco
McLennan County
Washington Tree Ordinances (33 cities)
Auburn
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage and site tree unit standard
Bellevue
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree significance tier and site retention requirements
Bellingham
Whatcom County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Bothell
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage (typically 35% for residential)
Bremerton
Kitsap County
Burien
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Edmonds
Snohomish County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Everett
Snohomish County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage and tree unit standard
Federal Way
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on tree unit standard per acre and replacement schedule
Issaquah
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage (typically 30-35% for residential)
Kent
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage; on-site replacement preferred
Kirkland
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 2:1 replacement for significant tree removal
Lacey
Thurston County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage and tree unit standard
Lake Stevens
Snohomish County
Lakewood
Pierce County
Lynnwood
Snohomish County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Marysville
Snohomish County
Mercer Island
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Mukilteo
Snohomish County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage and site tree unit standard
Olympia
Thurston County
Protected:
8.0" DBH+
Puyallup
Pierce County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage and site tree unit standard
Redmond
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage and tree category
Renton
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage (typically 30% for single-family)
Sammamish
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Based on retention percentage (typically 30-35% for residential, varies by zone)
Seattle
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: Tier-based replacement (2:1 to 3:1 depending on tree tier)
Shoreline
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Spokane
Spokane County
Spokane Valley
Spokane County
Tacoma
Pierce County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Replacement: 1:1 on-site or mitigation payment
Tumwater
Thurston County
University Place
Pierce County
Vancouver
Clark County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
Woodinville
King County
Protected:
6.0" DBH+
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