Rankin County imposes no general tree replacement requirement for residential removal. Commercial site plans in Brandon, Pearl, and Flowood commonly require landscape buffers and tree planting under zoning code landscape standards.
Tree replacement is not required after residential tree removal in Rankin County — consistent with the absence of a private-property tree removal permit system. Commercial and multi-family development is different: each municipality's zoning ordinance landscape chapter typically requires a minimum number of trees per acre, parking lot shade trees (often one tree per 10-15 parking spaces), street frontage trees, and buffer yard plantings between commercial and residential zones. Brandon, Pearl, and Flowood apply these standards at site plan review. If a developer removes trees during grading, the landscape plan governs replanting. Approved species lists favor native Mississippi hardwoods — southern live oak, willow oak, bald cypress, sweetgum, and native magnolias. Minimum caliper for replacement planting is typically 2-2.5 inches. Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may require replanting on reservoir-area developments. FEMA floodway projects along the Pearl River may require vegetation restoration as part of permit conditions. Fee-in-lieu tree fund programs are not established in Rankin municipalities.
Failure to install approved landscape plan: certificate of occupancy withheld. Substitution without approval: $200-$1,000 plus corrective planting. No residential replacement requirement.
Flowood, MS
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Flowood, MS
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