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1. Is a permit required to remove a tree, palm or hedge?

Yes, a permit is required to remove a tree.

• No person, organization, society, association, or corporation or any agent or representative thereof, directly or indirectly, shall clear land, cut down, destroy, or move or effectively destroy through damaging any tree which has attained a caliper dimension of at least two inches and is situated on property described above without first obtaining a permit as herein provided.


• A tree removal penalty fee of $500 shall be charged for each tree removed without a permit.


• This fee shall be in addition to any other remedy available to the city pursuant to this section.

2. What type of tree does not require a tree removal permit?

View the Nuisance Plant List to see the species that are exempt from regulations regarding removal.