Rankin County has no countywide tree removal permit for private property. Brandon, Pearl, and Flowood do not require permits for tree removal on single-family residential lots. Street trees and right-of-way trees require public works approval.
Rankin County and its municipalities do not impose tree removal permit requirements on private single-family residential property. Property owners in Brandon, Pearl, Flowood, Richland, and Pelahatchie generally may remove any tree on their own land without a permit, consistent with Mississippi's strong property-rights tradition and Dillon's Rule limits on local regulation. Exceptions: (1) street trees and trees in public rights-of-way are managed by municipal public works and cannot be removed by residents; (2) trees within Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) leasehold or reservoir buffer lands require PRVWSD approval; (3) trees within FEMA regulatory floodway along the Pearl River may be constrained by the city's flood damage prevention ordinance if removal alters flow; (4) subdivision covenants and HOA rules in developments like Castlewoods, Lakeland Heights, and Reservoir-area neighborhoods frequently require architectural committee approval before removing mature trees; (5) commercial and multi-family site plan approvals may require tree preservation plans as a condition of development. Mississippi §95-5 (timber trespass) imposes triple damages for cutting a neighbor's tree without permission.
Cutting neighbor's tree under MS §95-5: treble (3x) damages plus attorney fees. Removing right-of-way tree: $250-$2,500 plus replacement cost. PRVWSD land unauthorized cutting: lease termination. HOA violation: private fines and required replacement.
Flowood, MS
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Flowood, MS
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Flowood, MS
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Flowood, MS
Flowood limits construction noise to daytime hours, typically 7 AM to 7 PM weekdays and 8 AM to 5 PM Saturdays, under local building and noise ordinances.
Flowood, MS
Flowood enforces quiet hours in this fast-growing Jackson suburb (pop. 10,000). Proximity to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport creates aircraf...
Flowood, MS
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