You can trim your own yard trees freely in Licking County. Branches from a neighbor's tree may be cut back to the property line under Ohio common law. Street trees belong to the city.
Pruning trees on your own property needs no permit anywhere in Licking County. Ohio common law also lets you cut a neighbor's overhanging branches back to the property line at your own cost, as long as you don't kill the tree. The tree between sidewalk and street is public right-of-way: in Newark the service department handles it, and in Granville the Tree & Landscape Commission directs street-tree work. Emerald ash borer left many dead ash that need removal rather than trimming.
Topping or cutting a village street tree without authorization in Granville can bring a citation and restitution for the tree's appraised value. Trimming trees on your own private land carries no penalty.
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