Port St. Lucie requires permits to remove protected trees (oaks, cypress, mahogany, gumbo-limbo, sabal palm, and specimen trees 8-inch DBH or larger). Replacement plantings required for approved removals.
PSL Code §158 Landscape and Tree Preservation regulations protect native and specimen trees. A tree removal permit is required to remove any protected tree 8 inches DBH (diameter at breast height) or larger, including live oak, laurel oak, bald cypress, mahogany, gumbo-limbo, and sabal palm (Florida state tree). Dead, diseased, or hazardous trees may be removed without a permit but require documentation. Approved removals require replacement plantings at a ratio of 1 inch DBH replaced per inch removed, typically using native species. Development projects must preserve existing tree canopy where feasible and meet minimum tree count per lot area. Mangroves are protected under FL §403.9321 (Mangrove Trimming Act).
Unpermitted removal of protected tree: $500-5,000 per tree plus replacement. Mangrove damage: FL state penalty up to $10,000.
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Port St. Lucie Code section 94.05(d) expressly exempts noise from the operation of aircraft from its noise ordinance, and aircraft-in-flight noise is governe...
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Under Port St. Lucie Code section 92.09, it is unlawful to keep any animal that barks, howls or makes similar noise between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or that...
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Commercial properties in Port St. Lucie must keep noise within 65 dBA during day and 55 dBA at night at the nearest residential property line.
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Port St. Lucie Code section 94.05(n) exempts construction noise from the noise limits only between 7:00 a.m. and sundown once a building permit is obtained; ...
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Gas-powered lawn equipment is allowed in Port St. Lucie between 7 AM and 7 PM. No special decibel limits apply beyond the general nuisance standard.
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Port St. Lucie Code section 94.06(c) bars loudspeakers and sound amplifiers in or adjacent to residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays ...
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