{ "name": "Municipal Tree Removal Permit Index, 32 U.S. Jurisdictions", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28", "coverage": "32 jurisdictions across 13 states and the District of Columbia", "selection_method": "Purposive selection for geographic and regulatory diversity, official-source clarity, and inclusion of the publication’s home jurisdiction; not statistically representative of all U.S. municipalities.", "fields": [ "dataset_version", "row_id", "city", "state", "jurisdiction_scope", "primary_rule_model", "private_residential_trigger", "protected_threshold_native_text", "street_tree_rule", "development_trigger", "dead_hazard_rule", "fee_native_text", "mitigation_native_text", "penalty_native_text", "issuing_office", "source_title", "source_url", "source_legal_status", "source_effective_or_revision_date", "last_verified", "verification_tier", "excluded_fields", "notes" ], "records": [ { "row_id": "TRP-001", "city": "Mobile", "state": "AL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Mobile", "primary_rule_model": "B — Protected-class trigger", "private_residential_trigger": "Developed residential outside a locally designated historic district and outside the public right-of-way: no city tree permit. Developed residential inside a locally designated historic district: permit for a Heritage Tree at least 8 inches DBH. Undeveloped residential outside a historic district: permit for a live oak at least 18 inches DBH. Undeveloped residential inside a historic district: permit for a Heritage Tree at least 8 inches DBH.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Heritage Tree at least 8 inches DBH in a locally designated historic district; at least 18 inches DBH in the other covered contexts. Undeveloped residential property outside a historic district specifically regulates live oak at least 18 inches DBH.", "street_tree_rule": "A Mobile Tree Commission permit is required to prune, move, or remove any tree in the public right-of-way.", "development_trigger": "Commercial property with a previously approved tree or landscape plan requires approval for covered trimming or removal; commercial Heritage Tree thresholds also depend on historic-district status.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Use the current City of Mobile permit page and issuing office for the applicable pathway; no universal dead-tree exemption is asserted in this release.", "fee_native_text": "$75 per tree; maximum $225 for residential property and $675 for commercial property.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Urban Forestry, Public Works; Mobile Tree Commission for right-of-way trees", "source_title": "City of Mobile Public Works — Tree Trimming / Removal Permits", "source_url": "https://www.cityofmobile.gov/public-works/tree-trimming-removal-permits/", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Mitigation and penalty amounts", "notes": "Home-city row; property context and historic-district status control.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-002", "city": "Fairhope", "state": "AL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Fairhope", "primary_rule_model": "D — Public and street trees first", "private_residential_trigger": "The city states that residents may remove trees on private residential property without city permission. Commercial-property trees over 24 inches in diameter require approval.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Commercial-property trees over 24 inches in diameter.", "street_tree_rule": "Approval is required for trees in the public right-of-way.", "development_trigger": "Commercial-property approval applies as stated by the city.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Not separately published in this release.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Public Works — Horticulture & Landscape", "source_title": "City of Fairhope — Horticulture & Landscape FAQs", "source_url": "https://www.fairhopeal.gov/departments/public-works/horticulture-and-landscape/faqs", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Fee, mitigation, and penalty amounts", "notes": "The no-permit statement is limited to private residential property.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-003", "city": "Gulf Shores", "state": "AL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Gulf Shores", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required before removing a Protected Tree or Heritage Tree on property within city limits, subject to the ordinance’s stated exemptions and procedures.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Protected Tree: at least 12 inches DBH, or live oak or sand live oak at least 6 inches DBH. Heritage Tree: a healthy Protected Tree at least 30 inches DBH, or live oak at least 24 inches DBH.", "street_tree_rule": "Public-property and right-of-way rules remain subject to city control.", "development_trigger": "The ordinance applies across property types and includes tree-protection and replacement requirements.", "dead_hazard_rule": "The current ordinance contains exemptions and review pathways; this row does not state a universal hazard exemption.", "fee_native_text": "$25 application fee plus $250 permit fee, subject to the ordinance’s stated waiver provisions.", "mitigation_native_text": "Unless an ordinance exemption applies, replacement trees must collectively provide total DBH equivalent to the removed protected-tree DBH; replacement stock must meet the ordinance’s minimum specifications.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Planning & Zoning", "source_title": "City of Gulf Shores — Ordinance No. 2206; Tree Removal Permit", "source_url": "https://www.gulfshoresal.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15397/Ord---2206---Amend-Code---Chapter-7-Tree | https://www.gulfshoresal.gov/777/Tree-Removal-Permit", "source_legal_status": "current-enacted-code-and-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Ordinance No. 2206 adopted 2026-03-23", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Penalty schedule", "notes": "Current ordinance replaces the draft’s stale 2025 endpoint.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-004", "city": "Orange Beach", "state": "AL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Orange Beach", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "Article 16 requires a tree-removal or site-clearing permit for covered trees and clearing activity, subject to the ordinance’s exemptions.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Redbud and dogwood at least 4 inches DBH; longleaf pine at least 18 inches DBH; other covered trees at least 6 inches DBH. Heritage Tree: at least 30 inches DBH or 7 feet 10 inches in circumference, whichever is less.", "street_tree_rule": "Right-of-way and public-tree activity remains subject to city authority.", "development_trigger": "Site-clearing and landscape provisions apply under Article 16.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Not separately published in this release.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Community Development / Planning & Zoning", "source_title": "City of Orange Beach — Zoning Ordinance, Article 16: Tree Protection and Landscaping", "source_url": "https://www.orangebeachal.gov/DocumentCenter/View/271/Article-16---Tree-Protection-and-Landscaping-PDF", "source_legal_status": "current-enacted-code", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Zoning ordinance listed as amended through 2025-05-06; checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Fee, mitigation, penalty, and detailed exemptions", "notes": "Native thresholds are preserved without conversion.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-005", "city": "Montgomery", "state": "AL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Montgomery", "primary_rule_model": "D — Public and street trees first", "private_residential_trigger": "No blanket private-residential tree-removal permit trigger was established from the current official material reviewed.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "street_tree_rule": "Removal from public property requires written permission from the Urban Forester.", "development_trigger": "Urban Forestry reviews landscape plans for developments with 10 or more parking spaces.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Not separately published in this release.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Urban Forestry, Land Use Division", "source_title": "City of Montgomery — Urban Forestry", "source_url": "https://www.montgomeryal.gov/government/city-government/city-departments/community-development/land-use-division/urban-forestry", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "●", "excluded_fields": "Private-residential threshold, fee, mitigation, and penalty", "notes": "The row is deliberately limited to what the issuer page supports.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-006", "city": "Atlanta", "state": "GA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Atlanta", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required for a private tree at least 6 inches DBH regardless of species or condition. Dead and dying private trees still require a permit.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Private tree at least 6 inches DBH; city-owned trees are regulated regardless of size.", "street_tree_rule": "Any tree on city property requires authorization regardless of size.", "development_trigger": "Development and construction review may add plan and recompense requirements.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Dead and dying private trees require a permit; the city lists that permit as free.", "fee_native_text": "Dead/dying-tree permit: free.", "mitigation_native_text": "Tree recompense: $140 per diameter inch effective 2026-01-01; annual Atlanta-area CPI-U adjustment begins 2027-01-01; approved planting receives 1.25 times caliper-inch credit.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Office of Buildings, Arborist Division", "source_title": "Atlanta Tree Conservation Commission — Removal Permits; City of Atlanta — Tree Protection Ordinance Passage", "source_url": "https://atlantatreecommission.com/removal-permits/ | https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/15451/672?arch=1&mt=false&npage=5", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance-and-current-ordinance-announcement", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Recompense effective 2026-01-01", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Penalty schedule", "notes": "The current ordinance rewrite supersedes older recompense figures still in circulation.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-007", "city": "Austin", "state": "TX", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Austin full- and limited-purpose jurisdiction", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required to remove or impact a Protected Tree at least 19 inches in diameter.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Protected Tree: any species at least 19 inches in diameter. Heritage Tree: specified species at least 24 inches in diameter; removal is restricted to circumstances allowed by code.", "street_tree_rule": "Public trees remain under city authority.", "development_trigger": "City Arborist review applies to covered development in full- and limited-purpose jurisdiction.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Use the city’s hazard review pathway; no blanket exemption is asserted here.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Development Services, City Arborist Program", "source_title": "City of Austin — City Arborist", "source_url": "https://www.austintexas.gov/development-services/city-arborist", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Fee, mitigation, penalty, and case-specific exceptions", "notes": "The 19-inch protected tier and 24-inch heritage tier are distinct.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-008", "city": "San Antonio", "state": "TX", "jurisdiction_scope": "City limits and covered ETJ development", "primary_rule_model": "C — Development-led", "private_residential_trigger": "The city’s official training material states that removal at a completed single-family home does not require a tree-preservation permit. Multifamily, commercial, and undeveloped land require review.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Significant Tree: generally at least 6 inches DBH; listed small species at least 5 inches DBH; listed large species at least 10 inches DBH. Heritage Tree: generally at least 24 inches DBH; listed small species at least 12 inches DBH.", "street_tree_rule": "Public-property trees remain subject to city authority.", "development_trigger": "Tree-preservation review applies to covered development affecting canopy, including multifamily, commercial, and undeveloped land.", "dead_hazard_rule": "The official training material states the ordinance does not apply in specified completed-residential, diseased, dying, dead, and immediate-hazard circumstances as determined by the City Arborist.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "District-specific preservation percentages and mitigation calculations are not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Development Services, City Arborist", "source_title": "City of San Antonio — Tree Preservation; Tree Ordinance FAQ; Tree Measuring Basics", "source_url": "https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/DSD/Constructing/Preservation-Conservation/Tree-Preservation | https://docsonline.sanantonio.gov/DSDUploads/20200415FAQ_TREEORDINANCE%283%29.pdf | https://docsonline.sanantonio.gov/DSDUploads/TREEMEASURINGBASICS.pptm3.5.2025.pdf", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current materials checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Current fee, district-specific preservation percentages, and full mitigation table", "notes": "The draft’s 2-inch small-species threshold was incorrect; current city material says 5 inches.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-009", "city": "Houston", "state": "TX", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Houston", "primary_rule_model": "C — Development-led", "private_residential_trigger": "No blanket ordinary-private-yard permit trigger was established from the current official material reviewed.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "street_tree_rule": "Tree removal or trimming affecting a street tree or public right-of-way requires the applicable city permit.", "development_trigger": "The official Chapter 33 material centers on development landscaping, buffers, planting requirements, and incentives for preserving existing trees.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Not separately published in this release.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Houston Planning; Parks and Recreation / Houston Permitting Center for public-tree work", "source_title": "City of Houston Planning — Tree and Shrub Ordinance; Houston Permitting Center — Tree Removal/Tree Trimming Permit", "source_url": "https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/tree_shrub.html | https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/prd1001", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current pages checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "●", "excluded_fields": "Blanket private-residential trigger, private-tree fee, mitigation, penalty, and corridor-tree edge cases", "notes": "The row avoids turning development and public-tree rules into a false citywide homeowner rule.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-010", "city": "Dallas", "state": "TX", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Dallas", "primary_rule_model": "C — Development-led", "private_residential_trigger": "For a single-family home on a lot under two acres, the city states that no tree-removal permit is required unless the tree is in the right-of-way.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Outside the stated single-family exemption, Article X can apply; a universal threshold is not published in this release.", "street_tree_rule": "Right-of-way trees require city authorization.", "development_trigger": "Article X and development review apply outside the stated exemption.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Not separately published in this release.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Dallas Forestry", "source_title": "City of Dallas — Forestry FAQ", "source_url": "https://dallascityhall.com/projects/forestry/Pages/FAQ.aspx", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Thresholds and fees outside the stated exemption", "notes": "The conclusion is limited to the property type and lot size the city specifies.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-011", "city": "League City", "state": "TX", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of League City", "primary_rule_model": "C — Development-led", "private_residential_trigger": "The owner of a legally conforming single-family residence may remove a tree without a permit and without mitigation under the city’s stated exemption.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Protected-list small species: at least 6 inches in diameter; protected-list large species: at least 12 inches in diameter, outside the stated exemption.", "street_tree_rule": "Public and right-of-way trees remain subject to city authority.", "development_trigger": "Permit and mitigation rules apply to covered development and nonexempt properties.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Not separately published in this release.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "City Arborist / Planning", "source_title": "City of League City — Tree Removal Permit", "source_url": "https://www.leaguecitytx.gov/1825/Tree-Removal-Permit", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Fee and nonexempt mitigation schedule", "notes": "The homeowner exemption is central to the row.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-012", "city": "Tampa", "state": "FL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Tampa", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required to remove a tree at least 5 inches DBH, excluding the city’s listed invasive species.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Removal threshold: at least 5 inches DBH. Grand Tree: at least 32 inches DBH.", "street_tree_rule": "Public and right-of-way trees remain separately regulated.", "development_trigger": "Construction-related removal is reviewed through the building-permit process.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Florida Statute §163.045 can displace the local process in its precisely defined documented-risk circumstance.", "fee_native_text": "No universal filing amount is published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Mitigation or replacement is determined through review.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Construction Services, Natural Resources", "source_title": "City of Tampa — Tree Resources", "source_url": "https://www.tampa.gov/construction-services/tree-permitting/tree-resources", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Universal fee and penalty schedule", "notes": "Current city material uses 32 inches DBH for Grand Tree status.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-013", "city": "Miami", "state": "FL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Miami", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "Chapter 17 applies permitting requirements to regulated tree activity on public and private property unless an ordinance exemption applies.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "The full species, size, and exemption matrix is not reproduced in this release.", "street_tree_rule": "Public-tree activity remains regulated under Chapter 17 and related city authority.", "development_trigger": "Development and site work remain subject to Chapter 17 review.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Florida Statute §163.045 can displace the local process in its defined documented-risk circumstance.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "City of Miami", "source_title": "City of Miami — Chapter 17 enacted ordinance record", "source_url": "https://documents.miamigov.com/WebLink/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=1461132&repo=Administration", "source_legal_status": "current-enacted-code", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current ordinance record checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "●", "excluded_fields": "Full threshold, exemption, fee, mitigation, and penalty matrix", "notes": "The high-level applicability statement is verified; the row does not invent a single universal threshold.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-014", "city": "Orlando", "state": "FL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Orlando", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "The city states that removing a tree over 4 inches in caliper requires a permit.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Over 4 inches caliper.", "street_tree_rule": "Public and right-of-way trees remain separately regulated.", "development_trigger": "Commercial removals require a permit.", "dead_hazard_rule": "A residential danger-tree pathway requires a report from a TRAQ-qualified arborist or Florida-licensed landscape architect; Florida Statute §163.045 also applies in its defined circumstance.", "fee_native_text": "$25 residential; $50 per acre commercial.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "City of Orlando", "source_title": "City of Orlando — Citizen’s Guide to City Codes", "source_url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Departments-Offices/Economic-Development/Code-Enforcement/Citizens-Guide-to-City-of-Orlando-Codes", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Mitigation and penalty schedule", "notes": "Caliper is preserved as the city’s native unit.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-015", "city": "Sarasota", "state": "FL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Sarasota", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required to remove or relocate a tree over 4.5 inches DBH, including a dead, prohibited, or undesirable tree.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Over 4.5 inches DBH. Grand live oak or sand live oak: 24 inches DBH. Listed pines and southern red cedar: 20 inches DBH.", "street_tree_rule": "Public and right-of-way trees remain separately regulated.", "development_trigger": "Development review can add protection and replacement obligations.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Dead, prohibited, and undesirable trees remain within the permit requirement; Florida Statute §163.045 applies in its defined documented-risk circumstance.", "fee_native_text": "No removal fee for dead, prohibited, or undesirable species.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Development Services", "source_title": "City of Sarasota — Tree Protection", "source_url": "https://www.sarasotafl.gov/Department-Pages/Development-Services/Tree-Protection", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Other fees, mitigation, and penalties", "notes": "The no-fee statement is not a no-permit statement.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-016", "city": "Jacksonville", "state": "FL", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Jacksonville / Duval County consolidated jurisdiction", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A private protected tree is at least 6 inches DBH within 20 feet of a street right-of-way or access easement, at least 8 inches DBH within 10 feet of another property line, or at least 11.5 inches DBH elsewhere on the lot.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Location-based thresholds of 6, 8, or 11.5 inches DBH; Exceptional Specimen Tree: hardwood at least 24 inches DBH.", "street_tree_rule": "Public protected trees are separately defined and regulated.", "development_trigger": "Site clearing with or without protected trees has its own permit categories.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Florida Statute §163.045 applies in its defined documented-risk circumstance; additional local exemptions are not fully reproduced here.", "fee_native_text": "Private protected-tree removal or relocation: $75. Exempted protected tree: $25. Individual-lot category under §656.1205(b)(1): $0. Site clearing without protected trees: $75. Site clearing with protected trees: $100 under one-half acre; $150 for one-half to one acre; over one acre, $150 plus $25 per additional acre or fraction.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "City of Jacksonville Development Services / Urban Forestry", "source_title": "City of Jacksonville — 2026 Land Development Procedures Manual, Volume 2; City Fees", "source_url": "https://www.jacksonville.gov/getContentAsset/f2c6099d-cdf0-40da-b6a9-43e4c734282e/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/LDPM-Vol2-EFF-2026-01-30-CLEAN-ADA-508.pdf?language=en | https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/finance/city-fees", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-manual-and-current-fee-schedule", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "LDPM effective 2026-01; fee page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Complete exemption and mitigation matrix", "notes": "Reclassified from protected-class to broad private-property because location-based thresholds reach ordinary private lots.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-017", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Los Angeles", "primary_rule_model": "B — Protected-class trigger", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required to remove or relocate a Protected Tree or Protected Shrub under Los Angeles Municipal Code §46.01.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "At least 4 inches cumulative diameter at 4.5 feet for listed indigenous oaks other than scrub oak, Southern California black walnut, western sycamore, California bay, Mexican elderberry, and toyon.", "street_tree_rule": "Street and parkway trees are separately controlled through StreetsLA and the Board of Public Works.", "development_trigger": "Development affecting protected trees or shrubs requires the applicable clearance and permit process.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Case-specific city review applies; no universal exemption is asserted here.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "StreetsLA Urban Forestry Division / Board of Public Works", "source_title": "Los Angeles Municipal Code §46.01; LAFD Protected Trees and Shrubs Ordinance; StreetsLA Policies and Guidelines", "source_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-132254 | https://lafd.org/protected-trees-and-shrubs-ordinance | https://streets.lacity.gov/resources/policies-and-guidelines", "source_legal_status": "current-enacted-code-and-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current sources checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Fee, mitigation, penalty, and all case-specific exceptions", "notes": "A non-listed private tree does not become protected under this ordinance solely because of size.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-018", "city": "San José", "state": "CA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of San José", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required for a street tree, Heritage Tree, ordinance-size live or dead tree, or any tree on multifamily, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, or common-area property.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Ordinance-size single-trunk tree: at least 38 inches circumference at 4.5 feet, which the city describes as approximately 12.1 inches in diameter; multi-trunk combined circumference at least 38 inches.", "street_tree_rule": "Street-tree removal requires a permit.", "development_trigger": "Any tree on the listed non-single-family property types is regulated.", "dead_hazard_rule": "A permit remains required for an ordinance-size tree on a single-family or duplex lot even when dead or unhealthy.", "fee_native_text": "Controlled by the city’s current Planning fee schedule; amount not copied into this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Planning, Building & Code Enforcement", "source_title": "City of San José — Tree Removal Permits", "source_url": "https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/planning-building-code-enforcement/planning-division/tree-removal-permits", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Live fee amount, mitigation, and penalties", "notes": "The city’s own circumference-to-diameter approximation is retained.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-019", "city": "Sacramento", "state": "CA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Sacramento", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required for City Trees and Private Protected Trees.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Native tree at least 12 inches DSH; any tree at least 32 inches DSH at an existing single-family or duplex property; any tree at least 24 inches DSH on undeveloped or other property types.", "street_tree_rule": "City Trees are regulated through Urban Forestry.", "development_trigger": "Property type and development status determine the applicable protected-tree threshold.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Use the city’s permit and hazard procedures; no universal exemption is asserted here.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Urban Forestry", "source_title": "City of Sacramento — Urban Forestry Tree Permits", "source_url": "https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/public-works/maintenance-services/urban-forestry/urban-forestry-tree-permits.html", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Fee, mitigation, penalty, and detailed exceptions", "notes": "DSH is preserved as published.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-020", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City and County of San Francisco", "primary_rule_model": "B — Protected-class trigger", "private_residential_trigger": "A permit is required to remove a Significant Tree on private property.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Part of the trunk is within 10 feet of the public right-of-way and the tree meets at least one criterion: 20 feet in height, 15 feet in canopy width, or 12 inches in trunk diameter measured at 4.5 feet.", "street_tree_rule": "Street trees are separately regulated by Public Works.", "development_trigger": "Construction-related removals use the construction fee category and applicable review.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Case-specific Public Works review applies.", "fee_native_text": "Effective 2026-07-01: $499 for one to three non-construction removals; $1,004 for one to three construction removals; $1,337 for four to nine; $2,009 for ten or more; plus the $9 Board of Appeals surcharge listed for permits.", "mitigation_native_text": "In-lieu tree fee: $2,646 per tree where applicable.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "San Francisco Public Works", "source_title": "San Francisco Public Works — Significant and Landmark Trees; Permit Fee Schedule", "source_url": "https://sfpublicworks.org/services/significant-and-landmark-trees | https://sfpublicworks.org/sites/default/files/permit_fee_schedule.pdf", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance-and-current-fee-schedule", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Fee schedule effective 2026-07-01", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Penalty schedule", "notes": "Current fiscal-year fees replace older amounts still circulating.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-021", "city": "Portland", "state": "OR", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Portland", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A private-tree removal permit generally applies at 12 inches in diameter measured at 4.5 feet; overlays, plan districts, and development rules can regulate other sizes.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Generally 12 inches diameter for private trees; the controlling overlay or development standard may differ.", "street_tree_rule": "A permit is required for a street-tree removal regardless of size.", "development_trigger": "Development review and environmental overlays can regulate smaller trees and add replacement requirements.", "dead_hazard_rule": "The city provides distinct permit pathways for dead, dying, dangerous, or nuisance trees; no universal no-permit claim is made.", "fee_native_text": "For applications received on or after 2025-07-01, the tree-removal and replanting permit application fee is $0; replanting waiver: $50.", "mitigation_native_text": "Replanting requirements remain governed by Title 11 and the applicable permit.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Urban Forestry and Portland Permitting & Development", "source_title": "City of Portland — Do I Need a Tree Permit?; Tree Permit Fees", "source_url": "https://www.portland.gov/ppd/tree-permits/do-i-need-tree-permit | https://www.portland.gov/trees/tree-permits/tree-permit-fees", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance-and-current-fee-page", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Fee change effective 2025-07-01", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Penalty schedule and all overlay-specific thresholds", "notes": "The $0 application fee does not eliminate the permit requirement.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-022", "city": "Seattle", "state": "WA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Seattle", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "Seattle Municipal Code 25.11 regulates tree removal by tier, lot condition, zoning, and development status. Trees under 6 inches DSH are outside the tier system.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Tier 1: Heritage Trees. Tier 2: trees at least 24 inches DSH plus specified groves and listed species. Tier 3: at least 12 but under 24 inches DSH. Tier 4: at least 6 but under 12 inches DSH.", "street_tree_rule": "Street trees are separately regulated.", "development_trigger": "Ordinance 127300, effective 2026-01-21, changed treatment of Tier 2 trees in development cases; project-specific review remains necessary.", "dead_hazard_rule": "The city provides emergency and hazard pathways subject to its rules.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections", "source_title": "Seattle SDCI — Tree Removal; Seattle Building Connections — Tree Code Updates", "source_url": "https://www.seattle.gov/sdci/permits/permits-we-issue-(a-z)/tree-removal | https://buildingconnections.seattle.gov/tag/tree-code/", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Ordinance 127300 effective 2026-01-21", "verification_tier": "●", "excluded_fields": "Current fee and full post-amendment decision tree for every development case", "notes": "The tier framework is published; project-level application after the 2026 amendment is intentionally not flattened.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-023", "city": "Vancouver", "state": "WA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Vancouver", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "The city lists permit processes for private-tree removal on developed single-family property and for undeveloped, developing, commercial, industrial, multifamily, nuisance/hazard, and sensitive-area situations.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "The applicable threshold depends on property context and permit type; no single universal diameter is published in this release.", "street_tree_rule": "Major pruning and removal of street trees require permits.", "development_trigger": "Development and sensitive-area review have separate tree requirements.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Nuisance and hazard trees have a specific city permit pathway.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Urban Forestry", "source_title": "City of Vancouver — Tree Permits", "source_url": "https://www.cityofvancouver.us/government/department/public-works/urban-forestry/tree-permits/", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Permit-specific thresholds, fee, mitigation, and penalties", "notes": "The row describes the breadth of permit contexts without inventing one threshold.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-024", "city": "Washington", "state": "DC", "jurisdiction_scope": "District of Columbia", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "A Special Tree removal permit is required for a tree with circumference at least 40 inches and under 100 inches; a Heritage Tree removal permit is required at 100 inches or more.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Special Tree: at least 40 inches and under 100 inches in circumference measured at 4.5 feet. Heritage Tree: at least 100 inches in circumference.", "street_tree_rule": "Public-space trees are separately regulated through DDOT Urban Forestry.", "development_trigger": "Tree Preservation Plans can be required where covered work affects Special or Heritage Trees.", "dead_hazard_rule": "The Mayor shall issue a permit for a tree shown to be hazardous or of a species identified by regulation as appropriate for removal; Heritage Tree relocation may also be approved under the statute’s conditions.", "fee_native_text": "For a non-hazardous Special Tree qualifying under the payment route: at least $55 per inch of circumference to the Tree Fund.", "mitigation_native_text": "Special Tree payment or authorized alternatives apply as stated in §8-651.04.", "penalty_native_text": "At least $300 per inch of circumference for an unlawful Special Tree or Heritage Tree removal or permit-condition violation.", "issuing_office": "DDOT Urban Forestry Division", "source_title": "D.C. Code §§8-651.02, 8-651.04, and 8-651.04a", "source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-651.02 | https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-651.04 | https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-651.04a", "source_legal_status": "current-enacted-code", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "D.C. Law 26-113 effective 2026-05-21", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Administrative filing charges outside the statutory Tree Fund amount", "notes": "The current Special Tree lower bound is 40 inches, not the superseded 44-inch figure.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-025", "city": "Charlotte", "state": "NC", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Charlotte", "primary_rule_model": "B — Protected-class trigger", "private_residential_trigger": "The non-development Heritage Tree Removal Permit applies to an eligible North Carolina-native tree at least 30 inches DBH when removal is not associated with the checklist’s listed forms of new residential construction.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Eligible North Carolina-native tree at least 30 inches DBH.", "street_tree_rule": "Public and street-tree rules are separately administered.", "development_trigger": "Development trees are governed through Unified Development Ordinance Article 20.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Checklist exemptions and documentation requirements apply; no universal exemption is asserted here.", "fee_native_text": "No application-fee amount is published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Four published paths: pay $500; plant two additional trees; plant one additional tree plus $250; or preserve an eligible specimen tree.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Community Tree Canopy Preservation Division", "source_title": "City of Charlotte — Non-Development Heritage Tree Checklist", "source_url": "https://www.charlottenc.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/growth-and-development/getting-started/documents/urban-forestry/uf-non-development-heritage-tree-checklist.pdf", "source_legal_status": "current-official-checklist", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current checklist checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Application fee and penalty schedule", "notes": "A secondary-source $340 fee was excluded because it was not confirmed in the official fee schedule.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-026", "city": "Raleigh", "state": "NC", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Raleigh", "primary_rule_model": "C — Development-led", "private_residential_trigger": "The verified framework is the UDO tree-conservation system for development sites and required conservation areas, not a blanket permit for ordinary occupied residential lots.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Within a required tree conservation area, the UDO controls removal; the complete site-specific matrix is not reduced to one citywide homeowner threshold here.", "street_tree_rule": "Work affecting city-maintained trees uses the city’s applicable tree-impact review.", "development_trigger": "UDO Chapter 9.1 governs tree-conservation areas and development activity.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Case-specific UDO provisions and city review apply.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Where trees or stumps remain: $1,000 for the first tree plus $100 per diameter inch for subsequent trees. Where trees or stumps are absent: $1,000 plus $0.35 per square foot of unlawfully disturbed area, under UDO §9.1.7.", "issuing_office": "Urban Forestry / Development Services", "source_title": "City of Raleigh Unified Development Ordinance — Chapter 9 and §9.1.7 Penalties", "source_url": "https://udo.raleighnc.gov/chapter-9-natural-resource-protection | https://udo.raleighnc.gov/sec-917-penalties", "source_legal_status": "current-enacted-code", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current UDO checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Application fee and full site-specific conservation matrix", "notes": "The original draft’s citywide framing was narrowed to the development system the code supports.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-027", "city": "Denver", "state": "CO", "jurisdiction_scope": "City and County of Denver", "primary_rule_model": "D — Public and street trees first", "private_residential_trigger": "No general permit for removing a healthy tree from ordinary private property was established from the current official material reviewed.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "street_tree_rule": "Removal of a public right-of-way tree requires City Forester authorization.", "development_trigger": "Demolition and construction can trigger City Forester review for public trees and specified trees in front or side setback areas.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Public-tree hazard decisions remain with the City Forester; private-property safety and other overlays are separate.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Office of the City Forester", "source_title": "Denver Revised Municipal Code, Chapter 57 — Vegetation", "source_url": "https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH57VE", "source_legal_status": "current-enacted-code", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current code checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Public-tree fee, private overlays, mitigation, and penalties", "notes": "The row does not convert public-tree authority into a blanket private-yard permit claim.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-028", "city": "Nashville", "state": "TN", "jurisdiction_scope": "Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County", "primary_rule_model": "B — Protected-class trigger", "private_residential_trigger": "Metro states that removing a protected tree without a required Tree Removal Permit is unlawful. Metro’s official urban-forestry material also states that the permit may be waived for property zoned for a single-family residence or duplex residence, subject to the current code and protected-tree exceptions.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "The current complete protected-tree definition is not reproduced in this release.", "street_tree_rule": "Public-tree work remains separately regulated.", "development_trigger": "Development and grading rules require tree-protection review and can require a tree-removal permit.", "dead_hazard_rule": "The Urban Forester may waive specified submittal requirements for maintenance, disease, or death under the code’s procedures; no blanket no-permit statement is made.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Tree-density and replacement requirements apply where the code requires them; the full schedule is not published here.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Metro Codes / Urban Forester", "source_title": "Metro Nashville — Tree Removal Ordinance; Urban Forestry Trifold Brochure; Metropolitan Code", "source_url": "https://www.nashville.gov/departments/codes/property-standards/code-enforcement/codes-violation-types | https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/Urban-Forestry-Trifold-Brochure.pdf?ct=1680617749 | https://library.municode.com/tn/metro_government_of_nashville_and_davidson_county/codes/code_of_ordinances", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance-and-current-code", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current sources checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "●", "excluded_fields": "Complete protected-tree definition, exact current waiver exceptions, fee, mitigation schedule, and penalties", "notes": "The two official statements are presented together rather than falsely reduced to a universal yes or no.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-029", "city": "Cambridge", "state": "MA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Cambridge", "primary_rule_model": "A — Broad private-property permit system", "private_residential_trigger": "Covered private-tree removal requires a permit under the city program.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Significant Tree: at least 6 inches in diameter measured at 4.5 feet. Exceptional Tree: at least 30 inches in diameter.", "street_tree_rule": "Public shade trees are separately controlled by the Tree Warden and state law.", "development_trigger": "Development and lot-coverage rules can affect mitigation and credits.", "dead_hazard_rule": "The city’s permit process contains exemptions and review pathways; no universal exemption is asserted here.", "fee_native_text": "No application fee.", "mitigation_native_text": "Base mitigation calculation: $850 per inch, subject to the city’s credits and exemptions.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "City of Cambridge", "source_title": "City of Cambridge — Apply for a Tree Removal Permit", "source_url": "https://www.cambridgema.gov/iwantto/applyforatreeremovalpermit", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Penalty schedule", "notes": "Application fee and mitigation are separate quantities.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-030", "city": "Boston", "state": "MA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of Boston", "primary_rule_model": "D — Public and street trees first", "private_residential_trigger": "The current enacted provision reviewed governs public shade trees and trees on city property; it does not establish a blanket ordinary-private-yard permit in this dataset.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Public shade tree and city-property status control the cited provision.", "street_tree_rule": "Public shade-tree removal requires a written request and Tree Warden approval.", "development_trigger": "City projects and required replacement can trigger canopy-protection obligations.", "dead_hazard_rule": "Tree Warden and public-safety procedures apply to public shade trees.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Where required replacement is infeasible, the code provides a payment of $550 per inch of DBH.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Tree Warden / Parks and Recreation", "source_title": "City of Boston Code §7-4.7 — Protections for the City Tree Canopy", "source_url": "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/boston/latest/boston_ma/0-0-0-4461", "source_legal_status": "current-enacted-code", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current code checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Private-property overlays, fee, and penalty schedule", "notes": "A proposed private-tree ordinance is not treated as enacted law.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-031", "city": "New York", "state": "NY", "jurisdiction_scope": "New York City", "primary_rule_model": "D — Public and street trees first", "private_residential_trigger": "NYC Parks states that it does not issue permits for trees on private property.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Not applicable to the NYC Parks private-property jurisdiction statement.", "street_tree_rule": "A permit is required for work affecting a city tree, including a street tree.", "development_trigger": "Landmark, zoning, environmental, and development overlays can apply separately.", "dead_hazard_rule": "City-tree hazard work remains under NYC Parks authority.", "fee_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "NYC Parks", "source_title": "NYC311 — Tree Work Permit", "source_url": "https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01896", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Other agency overlays, fee, mitigation, and penalties", "notes": "NYC Parks’ jurisdiction statement does not eliminate separate landmark or environmental rules.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" }, { "row_id": "TRP-032", "city": "New Orleans", "state": "LA", "jurisdiction_scope": "City of New Orleans", "primary_rule_model": "D — Public and street trees first", "private_residential_trigger": "No blanket private-tree permit trigger is asserted from the current Parks and Parkways material reviewed.", "protected_threshold_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "street_tree_rule": "A Tree Maintenance Permit is required for work on a City tree.", "development_trigger": "Separate development and historic-district rules can apply.", "dead_hazard_rule": "City-tree work remains subject to Parks and Parkways review.", "fee_native_text": "Free; issued permit is valid for 60 days.", "mitigation_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "penalty_native_text": "Not published in this release.", "issuing_office": "Department of Parks and Parkways", "source_title": "City of New Orleans — Tree Work Permit", "source_url": "https://nola.gov/tree-work-permit/", "source_legal_status": "current-issuer-guidance", "source_effective_or_revision_date": "Current page checked 2026-07-28", "verification_tier": "★", "excluded_fields": "Private overlays, mitigation, and penalties", "notes": "The application is submitted by a Louisiana-licensed arborist.", "dataset_version": "2026.07.28", "last_verified": "2026-07-28" } ] }