There is no tree-removal permit for private property in Lee County. Auburn confirms private trees are not city-regulated and Alabama has no statewide tree law. Permits apply only to city street and right-of-way trees.
Neither Lee County nor its cities require a permit to remove a tree from private residential property. Alabama has no statewide tree-protection statute, the county operates no permit program, and Auburn's own guidance says private-property trees are not regulated; Opelika's ordinance governs public trees. Where a permit does apply is the public right-of-way: a street tree belongs to the city, and Auburn requires a Street Tree Permit for any pruning or removal, handled through Public Works. New commercial and subdivision development is a separate track — city landscape and zoning regulations can require tree preservation or planting on the site plan, but that does not reach an existing single-family yard.
No penalty for removing your own yard trees. Pruning or removing a city street or right-of-way tree without Auburn's Street Tree Permit violates city rules and can bring restitution for the tree's value.
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