There is no general county tree-removal permit for private lots. Tree protection applies inside protected stream buffers, where clearing is barred, and to 'high value trees' and required-landscape trees on regulated development.
Guilford County does not require a permit to remove trees on an ordinary single-family lot. Formal protection kicks in through the watershed and buffer rules of UDO Subsection 9. In protected riparian buffers no new clearing, grading, or development may occur in violation of the ordinance, and uses resulting in tree removal are restricted or need a variance. The code defines a 'high value tree' by trunk size and protects it in watershed areas. On commercial and multi-family developments, trees preserved to meet required planting yards under 6.2 must be protected. For land-disturbing projects over an acre, an erosion/sediment plan approval is required before clearing.
Unlawful buffer clearing may require restoration and a variance; land-disturbance without a required plan carries civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation, each day separate.
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