Tamarac, FL Tree Protection: Heritage & Protected Trees (2026)

Section 10-4.4(D)(1) bars removal of any Historical tree, defined in section 10-4.4(C) as a tree with historical value tied to the region, state, nation, or world as designated by the City Commission, unless the Commission first approves the removal. Section 10-4.4(O) separately establishes a Historic Trees program: the Director may recommend a tree for historic designation when it sits on historically significant property tied to a historic event, is uniquely related to the heritage of Tamarac or Broward County, or is at least 75 years old.

The City Manager reviews the Director's recommendation and adds comments before it goes to the City Commission, which may accept, modify, or deny it, and which designates historic trees by resolution. Historical and specimen trees also get extra procedural protection elsewhere in the Code: anyone removing one under a hazard or Right Tree, Right Place exemption must document the condition and present it to the Department within 48 hours of removal, under sections 10-4.4(F)(3)(c)(i) and (vi). Unlike an ordinary tree, which only needs a Department-issued tree removal license, a Historical tree cannot be removed on staff approval at all; only the elected City Commission can authorize it.