Tree removal permit rules in Osceola County, FL — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Florida preempts local tree-removal permits. Osceola County cannot require a permit, fee, or replanting to remove a tree on your own residential lot when a certified arborist documents it as an unacceptable risk to people or property.
Under Florida Statute 163.045, if you own the residential parcel and possess documentation from an ISA-certified arborist or Florida-licensed landscape architect that the tree poses an unacceptable risk, Osceola County may not require any notice, application, approval, permit, fee, or mitigation to remove it, and may not require you to replant. The statute defines unacceptable risk by the ANSI/ISA Tree Risk Assessment best-management practices. This preemption covers homeowner-parcel removals only; it does not exempt tree clearing for new development, subdivision, or commercial sites, which the Osceola County Land Development Code still regulates.
No county fine for a documented-danger removal on your own lot; unpermitted land-clearing for development is enforced under the Land Development Code.
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