Tree removal permit rules in Davis County, UT — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Davis County and its cities set no permit requirement for removing an ordinary tree on your own private land. The catch is park-strip and street trees, which are city-controlled and need approval.
Neither Davis County nor cities like Layton and Bountiful require a permit to cut down a healthy tree growing entirely on private property, so a homeowner clearing a backyard tree is generally free to do so. The exception is any tree in the park strip (the planting area between sidewalk and curb) or otherwise in the public right-of-way: those are treated as city street trees and you must get city approval before removing them, because the city controls right-of-way vegetation. Trees on Forest Service or state land (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Antelope Island) are governed by those agencies, not the county.
Removing a protected street or park-strip tree without city permission can bring a code-enforcement citation and a requirement to replace the tree.
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