Spartanburg County requires no permit to remove trees on private residential land. The City of Spartanburg protects public and street trees through its tree board and triggers tree-protection review when land disturbance removes trees four inches or larger.
Spartanburg County has no countywide tree-removal permit for private property; much of the unincorporated area is historically unzoned. In the City of Spartanburg, the tree ordinance (Chapter 38) protects public, park, and street trees: requests to remove them are forwarded to the city tree board (Sec. 38-81), and willfully removing or injuring a tree in a street or public place is a misdemeanor (Sec. 38-1). The city's definition of "land disturbance activity" (Sec. 38-22) includes clearing or removing trees four inches or greater during construction, which brings a project under the tree-protection article. Utility companies and agencies can be exempt only under a written agreement (Sec. 38-23).
Removing or injuring a protected public/street tree is a misdemeanor (Sec. 38-1, 38-59). Interfering with authorized tree-board removal work is also unlawful (Sec. 38-82).
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