Indian River County protects specimen trees by size and species through its Chapter 927 land clearing code on development and non-residential sites. On residential property, Statute 163.045 preempts even specimen-tree approvals for a documented hazard.
Indian River County's Chapter 927 designates specimen trees and protected trees and requires the environmental planner's approval and mitigation before they are removed during development. Those protections bind development and non-residential parcels and site-plan review. On residential property the picture flips: Statute 163.045 stops the county from requiring any permit, fee, or mitigation to remove even a large or specimen tree once an arborist or landscape architect documents an unacceptable risk. The live oaks, sabal palms, and slash pines that shade Vero Beach and the lagoon shoreline thus enjoy strong protection on public and development land, but not against a documented residential hazard removal.
Removing a designated specimen tree on a development or non-residential site without approval brings elevated mitigation, replacement, and fines under Chapter 927. Documented residential removals are exempt under Statute 163.045.
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