Dakota County has no tree-trimming ordinance for private yards. Trimming your own trees is a city matter, and boulevard or right-of-way trees are managed by your city forester, not the county.
Routine trimming of trees on private property is unregulated by Dakota County. Cities own boulevard and right-of-way tree rules; several, like Lakeville and Eagan, run city forestry programs and may require permits or approval before pruning public trees. Along county highways, Dakota County's Right-of-Way Ordinance No. 126 controls work in the county road corridor, but that governs road-corridor vegetation, not backyard trees. For pruning near power lines, contact your electric utility. Diseased-tree removal (Dutch elm, oak wilt, emerald ash borer) is enforced by city forestry, which may order abatement.
City forestry may order removal or treatment of hazardous or diseased trees; unauthorized work on public trees can bring a city citation and restitution.
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Dakota County Ordinance 107 sets park hours from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. It is unlawful to enter or remain in a county park, such as Lebanon Hills, between 1...
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Dakota County has no light-trespass ordinance. Glare and light spilling onto a neighbor's property are addressed by your city's zoning or nuisance code under...
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Dakota County has no dark-sky or outdoor lighting ordinance. In Minnesota, cities regulate light fixtures, shielding, and glare through their zoning codes un...
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Dakota County has no ordinance on garage sale signs. Where and how long you may post them, and whether signs are allowed in the public right-of-way, are set ...
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Minnesota law bars cities from restricting the size or number of noncommercial signs, including political signs, from 46 days before the state primary until ...
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Dakota County has no tiny-home ordinance for incorporated land. Whether a tiny home is allowed depends on your city's zoning under Minn. Stat. 462.357 and, f...
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