Greenville County requires no tree-removal permit for a homeowner clearing trees on an established residential lot. The county Tree Ordinance (No. 4173) and Land Development Regulations govern tree preservation during new development, subdivision, and grading, using approved Tree Protection Plans.
Greenville County's tree-protection framework is Tree Ordinance No. 4173, carried into the Land Development Regulations as tree standards for new development. It applies when land is developed, subdivided, or disturbed under a grading permit, not to routine tree removal by a homeowner on an existing lot. Development projects must record preserved, planted, or credited trees on a Tree Protection Plan that the Land Development Division approves; those protected trees cannot be removed without approval. Required buffer and open-space trees are similarly protected. Trees near regulated wetlands, streams, or floodplains may fall under state or federal rules. Incorporated cities may require tree permits that reach individual lots, so verify with the city if your property is inside a municipality.
Removing trees protected by an approved Tree Protection Plan, buffer, or development permit can require replacement plantings and trigger land-development enforcement and stop-work action.
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