3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sumner County, Tennessee.
Verified from official government sources
Sumner County issues no homeowner tree-removal permit. Tree protection is tied to development: subdivision and commercial projects must meet landscaping and buffer standards. Cities set their own rules, with Hendersonville the strictest as a Tree City USA.
Sumner County keeps no heritage or landmark tree registry, and neither do its cities. Tree protection is canopy- and development-based. Hendersonville's tree board champions public trees, but no ordinance designates specific private specimen trees.
Sumner County has no homeowner tree-replacement mandate. Replacement planting comes from development landscaping standards and from city ordinances. Hendersonville, a Tree City USA, sets minimum caliper sizes for required landscaping during site-plan review.
1 cities in Sumner County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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