Richland County requires no tree-removal permit for a homeowner on an exempt single-family lot. On development sites, the Land Development Code requires an approved tree protection and replacement plan before any protected trees are removed, with strict replacement ratios.
Under LDC Sec. 26-176, single-family and two-family dwellings are exempt from the tree standards, so no county permit is needed to remove yard trees. For regulated development, a tree protection plan must be submitted before any grading or clearing, and "a tree replacement plan shall be submitted and approved before any protected trees are removed." Protected trees are grand trees plus fair-or-better trees 10 inches or larger in a protected zone. Approved grand-tree removals are replaced 6:1; other protected trees 3:1. Commercial timber, tree farms and agricultural operations are exempt.
Unauthorized removal of protected trees triggers a mitigation restoration plan; the zoning administrator may order replacement up to 4:1 with 4-inch caliper trees, and no certificate of occupancy issues until conditions are met.
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