Tree removal permit rules in Lane County, OR — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Lane County has no general permit to cut a tree on your own residential lot. But commercial harvesting on forestland is governed by the Oregon Forest Practices Act (ORS 527), and forest-zone dwellings must maintain fuel-break clearances. Cities set their own street-tree removal rules.
Lane County does not require an ordinary homeowner permit to remove a yard tree on non-resource residential land. Commercial tree harvesting on non-federal forestland is regulated statewide by the Oregon Forest Practices Act (ORS 527) and administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry, which requires advance notification before an operation. On land zoned Impacted Forest (F-2) and other forest zones under Lane Code Chapter 16, tree removal is tied to fuel-break and fire-siting standards rather than a removal permit. Riparian setback areas restrict removal of indigenous vegetation. Inside cities, municipal tree codes may require a removal permit; check with your city.
Unnotified forest operations violate ORS 527; the State Forester may issue citations. Riparian or fuel-break violations are enforced under Lane Code Chapter 16 land-use enforcement.
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