No Iowa statute or Johnson County ordinance requires replacing a tree you remove. Replanting mandates exist only for the cities' public right-of-way trees, or as a condition in HOA covenants and development approvals.
Iowa sets no replace-what-you-cut rule, and Johnson County imposes none on private land, so replanting after a removal is voluntary for a homeowner in the unincorporated townships, Tiffin, or Solon. Where replacement is required, the source is municipal or contractual: Iowa City's Forestry Division replants the public right-of-way and park trees it removes, notably the ash lost to emerald ash borer, and city site-plan and subdivision reviews build tree-replacement standards into new development. In subdivisions, HOA covenants sometimes require a homeowner to replace a removed canopy tree. A rural homeowner clearing their own trees faces no replanting duty.
None from the county for not replacing a removed tree. Failing a city right-of-way or development replacement condition violates that approval or city code. HOA replanting requirements are enforced by the association.
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