3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Williamson County, Tennessee.
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Williamson County does not issue homeowner tree-removal permits. Instead, before any land-disturbing development, applicants must inventory on-site trees and retain a share of the canopy. Franklin requires city permits but exempts single-family lots of one acre or less.
Williamson County Zoning Ordinance § 13.07(C)(2)(a) (Woodland and Tree Protection Standards)
Prior to beginning any tree clearing, development work, or land disturbing activity, the applicant shall prepare and submit an inventory of trees on the parcel
Williamson County keeps no heritage or landmark specimen-tree registry. Protection is canopy-based, but conservation subdivisions in the rural TCA-1 district must preserve large deciduous trees, 28-inch trunk diameter or greater, in permanent open space.
Williamson County Zoning Ordinance, TCA-1 Conservation Subdivision Standards
All healthy deciduous trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of 28 inches or greater, along with the drip line of such trees, shall be preserved in permanently protected Open Space.
When protected tree canopy is cleared without authorization during development, Williamson County requires replanting: 80 trees per disturbed acre or inch-for-inch caliper replacement, using trees at least three inches in trunk diameter, maintained for three years.
Williamson County Zoning Ordinance § 13.07(C)(2)(f) (Removal of Protected Tree Canopy)
Replanting shall be required at a rate of 80 trees for each acre disturbed or an inch-by-inch caliper replacement.
1 cities in Williamson County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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