Tree removal permit rules in Papillion, NE — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Removing a tree on your own Sarpy County land needs no county permit, and Nebraska has no statewide tree-protection law. Trees in the public right-of-way are city property, and emerald ash borer has prompted managed removals of public ash trees.
Nebraska does not regulate cutting down trees on your own private property, and Sarpy County issues no county tree-removal permit, so you may remove yard trees without county approval. Two limits apply. Street and park trees in the public right-of-way belong to the city; in Tree City USA communities like Papillion, only the city removes them. And the arrival of emerald ash borer in the Omaha metro has led cities to inventory and remove dying public ash trees on a managed schedule. Developers may also pick up landscaping conditions during site-plan review.
There is no penalty for removing your own trees. Cutting a public street or park tree without city consent violates the municipal forestry ordinance, and damaging a tree on someone else's land can make you civilly liable for its value.
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