3 rules for unincorporated Okaloosa County, Florida.
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Okaloosa County requires approval to remove protected trees, but Land Development Code 6.05.011 exempts single-family and two-family homes. Permit review targets development sites. The protected list covers trees from 4 inches (dogwood) up to 12 inches (live oak) trunk diameter.
Okaloosa County, FL, Land Development Code § 6.05.13
Unless exempted in section 6.05.01 from the provisions of this chapter, no person shall cut, remove, trim, or in any way damage any protected trees in section 6.05.033 without first obtaining approval from the county.
Okaloosa County has no separate heritage or landmark tree program. Instead, large native trees, including live oak, laurel oak, and sweet gum at 12-inch trunk diameter, are protected on development sites. Single-family homes are exempt, and state law protects removing dangerous trees.
Okaloosa County, FL, Land Development Code § 6.05.033
Species Type C (Large, 12" + diameter trunk) Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia) Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
When protected trees are removed on Okaloosa County development sites, replanting comes from the county's Tree Replant List in Land Development Code 6.05.033. Single-family homeowners are exempt. Replacement species are matched by size class to the trees removed.
Okaloosa County, FL, Land Development Code § 6.05.033
List B Tree Replant List ... Species Type C (Large, 12" + diameter trunk) Tulip tree (Lirodendron tulipifera) Willow oak (Quercus phellos) Sour gum (Nyssa sylvatica) Southern red oak (Quercus falcata) Shumard's red oak (Quercus shumardii) Hackberry (Celtis laevigata) White oak (Quercus alba) Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
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