Tree removal permit rules in Brazoria County, TX — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
In unincorporated Brazoria County you can remove trees on your own land without a county permit, because Texas counties cannot zone. Inside Pearland you must first obtain city approval, including a tree survey, before removing regulated trees.
Brazoria County has no authority to require a tree-removal permit in the unincorporated area, and Texas has no statewide permit for removing trees on private property. Removal is regulated only inside a municipality. In Pearland, the Unified Development Code (Section 4.2.3.3) and Chapter 29 1/2 require submitting a tree survey to Urban Forestry and obtaining approval before cutting down, removing, or destroying a regulated tree within city limits; mitigation (replanting or fees) may apply. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 240, Subchapter E limits how cities regulate tree removal and requires mitigation-fee credits for replanting.
No county penalty in unincorporated areas. In Pearland, removing a regulated tree without approval can bring code-enforcement fines and mandatory mitigation planting or fees.
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