Largo allows routine pruning on private property without a permit, but requires work to follow accepted arboricultural practice under Chapter 10 of the Comprehensive Development Code, since over-pruning that damages or destroys a tree triggers replacement requirements.
Chapter 10 of the Largo Comprehensive Development Code governs landscape standards, tree protection, and replacement obligations. Property owners may perform standard pruning on trees in their yards without obtaining a permit, but the work must conform to accepted arboricultural practices. Hatracking, topping, or excessive crown reduction that compromises a protected tree's health may be reclassified as unauthorized removal, exposing the responsible party to inch-for-inch DBH replacement under Chapter 10. Trees within rights-of-way and on city-owned property require coordination with the city before any pruning is performed, and commercial sites with approved development orders must keep trimming consistent with their landscape plan.
Improper pruning that destroys a protected tree triggers replacement obligations equal to the inch-for-inch DBH lost plus civil penalties under the city's enforcement provisions.
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