Tree removal permit rules in San Angelo, TX — 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 San Angelo property needs no city permit. You may not destroy trees you don't own, public trees, or downtown right-of-way trees without authority (Secs. 7.02.033, 7.02.035).
On your own land, San Angelo lets you remove trees without a municipal permit, the property-rights default in Texas. Limits apply to trees that are not yours: Section 7.02.033 makes it unlawful to willfully injure, deface, or destroy any fruit, shade, or ornamental tree or shrub you do not own, whether on private ground or public property. Trees outside private property lines and in the downtown right-of-way are city-controlled (Secs. 7.02.034, 7.02.035). Overhanging branches from a neighbor's tree may be trimmed back to the property line, but you cannot kill the tree.
Removing your own tree carries no penalty. Willfully destroying a neighbor's, public, or right-of-way tree is a misdemeanor under Sec. 7.02.033, plus possible civil liability for the tree's value.
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