Dunedin Land Development Code Chapter 105 requires a permit before cutting down, topping, poisoning, or otherwise destroying any protected tree, with applications processed by the Planning Department for a $25 fee.
Dunedin's tree protection rules (Chapter 105 of the Land Development Code) make it unlawful to cut down, damage, top, poison, replace, replant, or destroy any protected tree without first obtaining a permit. Application fee is $25 and submission is reviewed by the Planning and Development Department. Topping or removal of more than 25 percent of a tree's leaf canopy is prohibited without a permit. Routine maintenance trimming on non-Grand trees is exempt only when it does not result in mutilation, decline, or removal of the tree.
Removing or destroying a protected tree without a permit can result in code citations, replanting requirements, and fines that may exceed the cost of the lost canopy.
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