Rock County requires no general tree-removal permit for private inland property. The one real county permit trigger is shoreland: near navigable water, cutting beyond routine maintenance or a limited view corridor requires a county permit under NR 115.
For a typical inland Rock County lot, no county tree-removal permit exists; municipal forestry rules may apply inside cities and villages. The county's permitting authority is concentrated in the shoreland zone. Within 35 feet of the ordinary high water mark, you may do routine maintenance and cut a view/access corridor limited to 30 percent of frontage or 200 feet, and remove invasive, diseased, damaged, or hazardous vegetation. Any other vegetation removal requires a permit from the county through Rock County Planning/Zoning, coordinated with the DNR under NR 115. On qualifying larger parcels (10+ acres), accepted forestry management practices are also allowed.
Removing shoreland vegetation without a required permit is enforced by county zoning and DNR; penalties include stop orders, mandatory restoration plantings, and forfeitures.
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