Davis County and its cities do not require a permit to remove a tree on private property. Permits and approval apply only to city street trees and park-strip trees in the public right-of-way.
Unlike some regions, Davis County has no private-tree preservation permit: a homeowner may remove a tree growing on their own land without applying to the county or city. Regulation is limited to trees in the public right-of-way, meaning park-strip and street trees, which the city owns and controls. Removing or heavily pruning one of those requires city approval, and cities such as Bountiful require park-strip replanting and street-tree spacing (about one tree per 40 linear feet of frontage). Trees on public lands such as the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest or Antelope Island State Park are governed by the managing agency's permit rules, not by county code.
Removing a protected street or park-strip tree without city permission can bring a code-enforcement citation and a mandatory replacement requirement.
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No Davis County ordinance bans backyard composting for personal yard and food waste. Keep piles contained and odor-free so they don't become a nuisance; the ...
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No Davis County or Utah law bans artificial turf on private yards. Cities regulate where and how it counts toward landscaping; Bountiful's park-strip live-ve...
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Davis County cities encourage and, for new landscaping, sometimes require water-wise plants over turf. Bountiful mandates 35 to 50 percent live vegetation in...
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Rain collection is legal in Davis County under Utah Code 73-3-1.5. You may keep up to 200 gallons in two containers without registering, or up to 2,500 gallo...
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Utah has no statewide mandatory homeowner watering ban. In Davis County, the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District issues conservation guidance: skip midday...
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Utah's Noxious Weed Act makes every property owner control listed noxious weeds. The Davis County Weed Control Board can order abatement, and ignoring the no...
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