1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washoe County, Nevada.
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Unincorporated Washoe County does not issue tree-removal permits for private trees, and has no tree-preservation ordinance. In wildland-urban interface hazard zones the fire district instead requires thinning, spacing and pruning of trees for defensible space.
WUI Code Fig. 604.4.1 (TMFPD Defensible Space)
Tree crowns within the Defensible Space shall be pruned to remove limbs located less than 6 feet (1829 mm) above the ground surface adjacent to the trees.
1 cities in Washoe County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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