1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Jefferson County, Colorado.
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Unincorporated Jefferson County has no general 'tree removal permit' for cutting a tree on your own property. In the Wildland-Urban Interface, wildfire mitigation - including thinning and removing trees - is tied to a Defensible Space Permit required for building, re-siding, additions, new development, and short-term-rental approval.
Jefferson County Defensible Space Permit (Zoning Resolution Sec. 39, WUI Overlay)
The County requires a Defensible Space Permit (i.e. wildfire mitigation work) on properties located within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) District in the following instances: New structures or replacements of structures; Re-siding permits; Additions to existing structures; Prior to approval of a Short-Term Rental application; New development projects.
1 cities in Jefferson County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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