Tree removal permit rules in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA — 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 permit to cut trees in your own residential yard. Removing a tree in the public right-of-way needs a City-Parish permit, and land clearing on sites of 2.5 acres or more triggers UDC tree-preservation rules.
For an ordinary homeowner clearing a tree on their own lot, no parish permit is required. Regulation kicks in for public and large-site trees. UDC Section 18.5 requires a Development Department permit to remove any tree or shrub in the public right-of-way, with removal approved only for defined conditions such as disease, unsafe roots, or interference with street use. UDC Section 18.6.1 applies to land clearing or development on properties larger than 2.5 acres: owners must preserve or mitigate at least 20% of healthy trees 24 inches or greater in diameter (DBH) among the significant species in Table 3.B.
Removing a right-of-way tree without a permit violates UDC Sec. 18.5. On large sites, removing significant trees beyond the 80% allowance requires planting two replacement native Class A trees per tree removed under Sec. 18.6.1.
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