Unincorporated Nueces County issues no tree-removal permits because Texas counties cannot zone. Permits only exist inside cities: Corpus Christi's Unified Development Code protects credited landscape and street-yard trees on developed sites.
Texas gives counties no power to require tree-removal permits, so there is no permit for cutting trees on unincorporated Nueces County property. Any tree-protection permit requirement comes from a city. Corpus Christi regulates trees through the Unified Development Code Article 7.3 (Landscaping), which requires and credits landscape and street-yard trees on developed, commercial, and new-construction sites; removing a credited tree can trigger a replacement or mitigation requirement. Ordinary single-family homeowners removing yard trees generally need no permit, and dead, diseased, or hazardous trees can be taken down without special approval. Robstown and Port Aransas administer their own city standards.
No county penalty. Corpus Christi can require replacement plantings and issue code-compliance citations for removing protected or credited trees under the UDC.
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