Tree removal permit rules in Brookfield, WI — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
There is no general county tree-removal permit for ordinary residential lots. A county Vegetation Removal permit IS required to cut trees within Shoreland/Floodland areas, Environmental Corridors, and near navigable water; 'Priority Trees' removed within 300 feet of the water must be replanted.
Away from lakes, streams and protected corridors, homeowners generally remove their own trees without a county permit (municipal street-tree rules may still apply). The county regulates removal in the Shoreland jurisdiction (within 1,000 ft of a lake or 300 ft of a stream), in mapped Environmental Corridors and Isolated Natural Resource Areas, and on preservation-restricted land. Native, healthy Priority Trees 12 inches DBH or greater removed within 300 feet of the OHWM must be replanted, and any tree removed within 35 feet of the OHWM triggers replanting from the Priority Tree list.
Removing regulated shoreland or corridor trees without a Vegetation Removal permit is a zoning violation; the county can order replanting/restoration and impose daily forfeitures under the Shoreland Protection Ordinance.
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