Minneapolis requires permits before removing boulevard trees, park trees, or trees on city property, administered by MPRB. Private trees on residential lots generally do not need permits, but development sites do.
MPRB has exclusive jurisdiction over boulevard and park trees under the City Charter. Removing, pruning, or topping a boulevard tree without an MPRB permit is unlawful. Private trees on owner-occupied residential lots may be removed without permit, except where Title 16 land-disturbance, shoreland overlay, or Mississippi River Critical Area rules apply. Development projects disturbing land trigger tree-preservation review by CPED. Diseased Dutch elm or emerald-ash-borer trees must be reported and may be removed under MPRB direction.
Unauthorized boulevard or park tree removal triggers replacement-cost charges, often thousands of dollars per inch of trunk diameter, plus fines.
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