Frisco, TX Landscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage Trees (2026)

Under Frisco's Zoning Ordinance Subsection 4.01, Tree Preservation Requirements, no Protected Tree may be removed or transplanted without a Tree Removal Permit issued by the Development Services Director. Removal of protected trees during development must be mitigated by planting inches above the site's minimum tree requirement, or by paying into the tree mitigation fund at the City's minimum mitigation rates. When a tree required by the Zoning Ordinance is removed it must be replaced with a three-inch-caliper-or-greater canopy shade tree from the City's approved list; a removed street tree requires a three-and-one-half-inch-caliper replacement by the adjacent owner. The Director can waive mitigation only for dead, diseased, or hazardous trees certified by an arborist, or for trees obstructing thoroughfares and public infrastructure.