No tree-removal permit is required in unincorporated Brazoria County, because Texas counties cannot zone or protect trees. Permits apply only inside cities. Pearland requires a tree survey and approval before removing regulated trees.
Brazoria County has no authority to require a tree-removal permit or protect trees in the unincorporated area, and Texas has no statewide permit for trees on private property. Tree-protection permitting exists only within municipalities. In Pearland, the Unified Development Code (Section 4.2.3.3) together with Chapter 29 1/2 requires a property owner to submit a tree survey to Urban Forestry and obtain approval before removing regulated trees, with mitigation planting or fees possible. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 240, Subchapter E constrains municipal tree ordinances and requires cities to grant mitigation-fee credits when a property owner replants.
No county penalty in unincorporated areas. In Pearland, unpermitted removal of a regulated tree can bring code-enforcement fines plus mandatory mitigation planting or in-lieu fees.
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