Farmersville, TX Landscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage Trees (2026)
Tree removal permit rules in Farmersville, TX, sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances, list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Site development permit, § 65-80(a)
- Size trigger
- Trees over 6 caliper inches diameter
- Extra step
- Mandatory preconstruction conference
- Protection timing
- Tree protection in place before grading
- Max fine
- $2,000 per offense (§ 65-12)
Summary
Farmersville requires a site development permit before removing vegetation or trees during construction, and any tree larger than six caliper inches triggers a mandatory preconstruction conference under Code § 65-80.
(a)Site development permit. A site development permit is required from the city prior to beginning any site development-related work in the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction which affects erosion control, storm drainage, vegetation or tree removal, or a flood plain.(b)Preconstruction conference. The city shall require that all contractors participating in the construction meet for a preconstruction conference to discuss the project prior to release of a grading permit and before any filling, excavation, clearing or removal of vegetation and trees that are larger than six caliper inches in diameter. All contractors shall be familiar with and shall conform to applicable provisions of the city's landscape ordinance (the city zoning ordinance).
Full Breakdown
" Section 65-80(d) requires that "non-point source pollution controls, erosion controls, and tree protection measures and devices shall be in place, to the city engineers satisfaction, prior to commencement of construction on any property," so protective fencing or barriers around preserved trees must be installed and approved before grading starts. Because the permit and conference requirements sit in the subdivision improvement article of Chapter 65 rather than the zoning ordinance, they apply to site development connected with platting and construction activity, both inside the city and within its extraterritorial jurisdiction, and work alongside the zoning ordinance's own landscape provisions for the caliper-inch threshold. These procedures were re-enacted by Ord. No. 2018-0508-002, § 3, adopted May 8, 2018.
Violations & Fines
Clearing or removing trees over six caliper inches without the required site development permit, or beginning grading before the mandatory preconstruction conference and tree-protection measures are in place, is a violation of Chapter 65 punishable under § 65-12 by a fine of up to $2,000.00 per offense, with each day of continued unpermitted clearing treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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