Galveston County issues no tree-removal permit; it cannot zone. Permits are a city matter. League City requires a Tree Disposition Permit for protected trees, with mitigation priced at $250 per caliper inch and fines up to $500 per day for reckless removal without one.
Unincorporated Galveston County has no tree-permit program because Texas counties lack zoning authority. Within cities, protected-tree permitting applies. League City's UDC Chapter 125, Article 7, requires a Tree Disposition Permit before removing a protected tree; removal usually triggers replacement (mitigation), and payment in lieu is set at $250 per caliper inch of required replacement. Owners of a legally conforming single-family residence are exempt on their own lot, and dead, hazardous, or emergency trees can be removed without mitigation (with next-day permit filing for emergencies). Galveston permits removal on regulated properties under Land Development Regulations Division 9.500.
In League City, reckless removal of a protected tree without a valid permit is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500, with each additional day a separate offense, plus court-ordered restitution to the Reforestation Fund.
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