1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Osceola County, Florida.
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No permit is required to remove a documented-danger tree on your own residential lot; Florida Statute 163.045 preempts it. Clearing trees for development, subdivision, or commercial sites still requires review under the county Land Development Code.
FS 163.045
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.
1 cities in Osceola County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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