Tree removal permit rules in Greenfield, WI — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Milwaukee County does not require a permit to remove a tree on private residential property. County forestry removes only hazardous trees in its 157 parks and on county grounds, largely driven by emerald ash borer. Street-tree and private-tree removal is a municipal matter.
No Milwaukee County ordinance governs removing a tree on private residential land; that authority rests with your municipality if it regulates trees at all. The Milwaukee County Parks Forestry Department removes trees only within the county park system and on county grounds. Since 2011 it has run a large emerald ash borer program, taking down thousands of dead ash trees across nearly all county parks and replanting over time. Milwaukee County Ordinance 47.08 makes it unlawful to cut down or remove park-system trees without written permission from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture. For private trees, Wisconsin has no statewide removal permit, so a homeowner needs no county permit, though a municipal permit and local zoning may apply.
Removing a private-property tree carries no county penalty. Cutting down or removing a county park tree without written DPRC permission violates Milwaukee County Ordinance 47.08 and can bring a forfeiture. Unauthorized removal of a municipal street tree is fined locally.
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