Landscaping Rules in Winnebago County, WI (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
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Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
Winnebago County's zoning code bars removing trees and shrubs inside a required buffer yard except for dead, dying, hazardous, or invasive plants, and requires replacement planting when a counted landscaping tree is removed.
Winnebago County Buffer-Yard Tree Rules
Some RestrictionsWinnebago County Code Ch. 23 § 23.8-242(a)
(a) Removal of trees and shrubs within a buffer yard. Trees and shrubs within a required buffer yard shall not be removed, except as follows: (1) A dead or dying tree or shrub may be removed when it poses a threat to public health and safety. (2) An invasive tree or shrub may be removed. If a tree or shrub is removed and the tree or shrub is counted towards...
Native Plants
In Winnebago County's unincorporated shoreland areas, removing vegetation within 35 feet of the ordinary high-water mark is prohibited except for routine maintenance, a limited viewing corridor, forestry management, or invasive-species control that requires native replanting.
Winnebago County Shoreland Vegetative Buffer Rules
Significant RestrictionsWinnebago County Code Ch. 27 (Shoreland Zoning) § 9.2
9.2 ACTIVITIES ALLOWED WITHIN A VEGETATIVE BUFFER ZONE. (s. 59.692(1f)(b), Stats, NR 115.05(1)(c)2) A vegetative buffer zone is maintained or created to protect water quality, fish and wildlife habitat and natural scenic beauty, and to promote the preservation and restoration of native vegetation. The vegetative buffer zone is the area that extends from the ordinary high-water mark to 35 fee...
Landscaping Rules by City in Winnebago County
1 cities in Winnebago County have their own landscaping rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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