Tree removal permit rules in Tigard, OR — sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances — list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Tigard regulates tree removal under TMC Title 8 (Urban Forestry), Chapters 8.04-8.16. Permits are required for street trees, heritage trees, Urban Forestry Fund trees, and native trees within sensitive lands. Unlawful removal carries a minimum $250-per-tree penalty under TMC 1.16.640.
TMC Chapter 8.04 sets a two-track tree-permit procedure: a City Manager Decision-Making Procedure (8.04.020) for simple cases and a City Board/Committee Procedure with public review for complex ones. Chapter 8.06 covers street trees, 8.08 heritage trees, 8.10 sensitive lands tree maintenance and removal, and 8.14 Urban Forestry Fund trees. Emergency removals are allowed without a permit when a tree poses a clear and present danger, but a retroactive city-manager tree permit must be filed within 14 calendar days. Detailed standards live in the Urban Forestry Manual.
Under TMC 1.16.640, unlawful tree removal carries a penalty of at least $250 per tree and up to the city's three-year cost to plant and maintain replacement 1.5-inch caliper trees with combined caliper equal to each removed tree's DBH.
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