3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Benton County, Washington.
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Benton County and the Tri-Cities require no permit for a homeowner to remove a tree on an existing residential lot. Unlike western Washington's diameter-threshold ordinances, this arid, light-canopy region leaves private tree removal largely unregulated.
Benton County has no heritage or landmark tree ordinance, and the Tri-Cities protect no specific trees on private lots. Unlike Seattle and other western Washington cities, there is no special designation restricting removal of large or historic trees here.
Benton County imposes no tree-replacement duty on homeowners removing yard trees. Replacement and retention requirements arise from development landscaping standards, so subdivisions and commercial projects, not private lots, must replant or retain trees.
1 cities in Benton County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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