No permit is required to remove a documented-danger tree on your own residential lot; Florida Statute 163.045 preempts it. Clearing trees for development, subdivision, or commercial sites still requires review under the county Land Development Code.
Osceola County's tree regulation splits along ownership and use. On an existing residential lot, FS 163.045 forbids any county permit, fee, notice, or mitigation to remove a tree when an ISA-certified arborist or licensed landscape architect documents it as an unacceptable risk, and no replanting can be required. That statewide preemption does not reach land-clearing for new development. Site clearing, subdivision, and commercial projects must comply with the Osceola County Land Development Code, which governs vegetation removal, landscape buffers, and required-tree standards through the development-review and permitting process. When in doubt for a development parcel, apply for review before clearing.
Unpermitted land-clearing on a development or commercial site is enforced under the Land Development Code, potentially with stop-work orders, fines, and replanting or mitigation requirements.
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