3 rules for unincorporated Indian River County, Florida.
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Indian River County requires a Chapter 927 permit to remove protected and specimen trees on development and non-residential sites. Single-family lots of an acre or less are exempt, and Statute 163.045 preempts residential permits for documented hazard trees.
Fla. Stat. §163.045(2)
A local government may not require a notice, application, approval, permit, fee, or mitigation for the pruning, trimming, or removal of a tree on a residential property if the property owner possesses documentation from an arborist certified by the ISA or a Florida licensed landscape architect that the tree poses an unacceptable risk to persons or property.
Indian River County protects specimen trees by size and species through its Chapter 927 land clearing code on development and non-residential sites. On residential property, Statute 163.045 preempts even specimen-tree approvals for a documented hazard.
Fla. Stat. §163.045(2)
A local government may not require a notice, application, approval, permit, fee, or mitigation for the pruning, trimming, or removal of a tree on a residential property if the property owner possesses documentation from an arborist certified by the ISA or a Florida licensed landscape architect that the tree poses an unacceptable risk to persons or property.
Indian River County requires replacement or mitigation for protected and specimen trees removed on development and non-residential sites under Chapter 927. Statute 163.045 bars the county from making a homeowner replant a lawfully removed tree.
Fla. Stat. §163.045(3)
A local government may not require a property owner to replant a tree that was pruned, trimmed, or removed in accordance with this section.
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