Showing ordinances that apply to University Center, VA
University Center is an unincorporated community (population 3,969) in Loudoun County, Virginia. Because University Center is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Loudoun County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The tree trimming rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Loudoun has a Tree Conservation Ordinance protecting specimen trees in developments. Rural AR zones have broader tree protections tied to stormwater and Chesapeake Bay compliance.
Loudoun County's Tree Conservation regulations under the Zoning Ordinance require protection of specimen and heritage trees during subdivision and commercial development. Residential property owners generally may trim and remove trees on their own property without permit, except within designated Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance (VA Code §62.1-44.15:67) — Loudoun is a Tidewater-designated locality for CBPA. Work within VDOT rights-of-way requires VDOT permission. Trees overhanging property lines may be trimmed to the property line (Virginia common law). Dead, diseased, or hazardous trees may be removed without restriction. HOAs in planned communities frequently require architectural approval for tree removal.
Unpermitted removal in RPA: $1,000-$10,000 plus required replacement planting. Development tree conservation violation: site plan hold. Trespass to cut neighbor's tree: treble damages under Virginia common law.
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