1 rule for unincorporated St. Lucie County, Florida.
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Port St. Lucie requires a tree removal permit before cutting down, moving, or destroying a protected tree, with replacement often required. Florida Statute 163.045 exempts homeowners who hold arborist documentation that a residential tree is dangerous.
Port St. Lucie Code Sec. 154.14 (Permit required for tree removal)
Except as provided for in the article, no person shall, directly or indirectly, cut down, substantially alter, destroy, remove, relocate, damage, or authorize any such act involving a protected tree situated on land within the city, without first obtaining a tree removal permit.
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