Tree Protection in North Charleston, SC (2026)
1 verified tree protection rules for North Charleston, South Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Heritage & Protected Trees
North Charleston reserves its toughest tree protection for 'grand trees,' healthy trees 24 inches or more in diameter at breast height: Section 6-16(f)(2)a bars removal unless the zoning administrator and city horticulturist find no practical alternative site design, and any approved cutting still requires inch-for-inch replacement.
North Charleston Grand Tree Protection Rule
Significant RestrictionsNorth Charleston Code of Ordinances, Appendix A (Zoning Regulations) § 6-16(f)(2)a
(2)Grand trees:a.Only after a finding by the zoning administrator and city horticulturist that an applicant has demonstrated through an examination of various site designs that there is no practical alternative location of a building, drainage pond, driveway, right-of-way or other building design that would leave the grand tree in place and in good health, the removal of grand tree is permitted...
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