1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Guilford County, North Carolina.
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There is no general county tree-removal permit for private lots. Tree protection applies inside protected stream buffers, where clearing is barred, and to 'high value trees' and required-landscape trees on regulated development.
Guilford County UDO Sec. 15-56, 9.2.A.1
Plan Required. No person shall undertake any land-disturbing activity subject to this Ordinance without first obtaining a Plan approval therefor from Guilford County, if the land-disturbing activity: a. Exceeds one (1) acre.
1 cities in Guilford County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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