2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Wayne County, Michigan.
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Wayne County maintains a Tree Code covering county parks and limited unincorporated land, but most tree-removal permits are handled by individual cities, with Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Dearborn, and several others requiring permits for street trees and significant private trees.
Tree canopy in Wayne County is unevenly distributed, with affluent older suburbs like Grosse Pointe carrying mature canopy and many Detroit neighborhoods running well below regional average; The Greening of Detroit and similar groups lead replanting on a parcel-by-parcel basis.
1 cities in Wayne County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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