Which city has the lowest tree removal permit fee in Florida?

Tampa, Florida has the lowest verified tree removal permit fee in Florida at $35. The highest is Miami, Florida at $75. Median across 8 verified cities is $47.50.

What's the typical replacement obligation when a permit is issued?

Most cities in Florida require tree replacement under a stated ratio (typically 1:1) but don't publish a flat in-lieu fee per tree — replacement is satisfied by replanting. Check each city's row for its replacement_ratio.

Do tree removal permit fees vary by tree size or DBH?

Permit fees in Florida are flat per application across the verified corpus — they don't scale with DBH or canopy area. Replacement obligations DO scale: most cities apply ratios to each protected tree removed, and heritage-designated trees typically carry higher ratios (2:1 or 3:1) than standard protected trees.

Tree removal permit fees in Florida

Ranked across 8 verified Florida cities, ascending by permit fee. Numbers come directly from each city's published ordinance — replacement fees and ratios shown separately because mitigation cost scales by tree count, not application fee.

Lowest fee

$35

Tampa

Median fee

$47.50

across 8 verified cities

Highest fee

$75

Miami

Fee comparison

Sorted ascending by permit fee. Click a city for the full ordinance page or the ordinance link for the underlying municipal code.

Tree removal permit fees by city, sorted ascending. Includes replacement fee per tree, replacement ratio, processing time, and a link to the municipal code.
City	Permit fee	Replacement fee/tree	Replacement ratio	Processing	Code
Tampa	$35	—	Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for grand trees	2-3 weeks	Ordinance
St. Petersburg	$40	—	Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for heritage trees	2-4 weeks	Ordinance
Gainesville	$45	—	Inch-for-inch mitigation; enhanced ratios for heritage trees	3-6 weeks	Ordinance
Orlando	$45	—	Inch-for-inch replacement with native or approved species; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees	2-4 weeks	Ordinance
Fort Lauderdale	$50	—	Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced mitigation for specimen trees	2-4 weeks	Ordinance
Jacksonville	$50	—	Inch-for-inch mitigation (1:1 replacement DBH) for standard protected trees; 2:1 or greater for heritage trees	2-4 weeks	Ordinance
Tallahassee	$50	—	Inch-for-inch replacement; enhanced ratios for patriarch/heritage trees	3-6 weeks	Ordinance
Miami	$75	—	Mitigation based on DBH: typically inch-for-inch replacement with native species; specimen trees require enhanced mitigation (2:1 or greater)	2-4 weeks	Ordinance

How Florida permit fees work

Which city has the lowest tree removal permit fee in Florida?: Tampa, Florida has the lowest verified tree removal permit fee in Florida at $35. The highest is Miami, Florida at $75. Median across 8 verified cities is $47.50.
What's the typical replacement obligation when a permit is issued?: Most cities in Florida require tree replacement under a stated ratio (typically 1:1) but don't publish a flat in-lieu fee per tree — replacement is satisfied by replanting. Check each city's row for its replacement_ratio.
Do tree removal permit fees vary by tree size or DBH?: Permit fees in Florida are flat per application across the verified corpus — they don't scale with DBH or canopy area. Replacement obligations DO scale: most cities apply ratios to each protected tree removed, and heritage-designated trees typically carry higher ratios (2:1 or 3:1) than standard protected trees.

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