Tree removal permit rules in Lima, OH — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Lima declares damaged, dead, diseased, or insect-infested trees a nuisance. Once the Code Official notifies you, the offending tree or parts must be removed within 60 days of service.
Lima Property Maintenance Code Section 1806.18 declares damaged, dead, diseased, or insect-infested trees (including shrubs or herbs of arborescent form) on private property to be a nuisance that no person may permit to remain. When the Code Official learns of a violation, a written notice is served on the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant requiring removal of the offending tree or parts within sixty days after service. No general permit is required to remove a healthy tree on your own private property in Lima, but trees in the public right-of-way are controlled by the City Engineer under Chapter 1028.
Dead/diseased trees are a declared nuisance; failure to remove within 60 days of notice lets the City abate and pursue cost recovery under the property-maintenance chapter.
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