No South Carolina statute and no York County ordinance limits pruning trees on your own established lot in the unincorporated county. You may trim freely. Cities regulate right-of-way trees, and HOA covenants can restrict the work.
York County's tree rules live in its Land Development Code and apply to development sites and new subdivisions, not to an owner pruning an established tree on an existing lot, so trimming in the rural south and west of the county needs no permit. The common-law boundary rule applies: you may cut branches and roots crossing onto your land, up to the property line. Rock Hill, Fort Mill, and Tega Cay control work on trees in the public right-of-way inside their limits, and utility clearance along Catawba River and Lake Wylie roads is handled by Duke Energy and York Electric Cooperative, not residents. HOA covenants in Baxter Village and Lake Wylie subdivisions often require approval before heavy pruning.
None from the county for pruning your own trees. Cutting past the boundary into a neighbor's tree exposes you to civil liability. Unauthorized work on city right-of-way trees violates municipal code.
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