Showing ordinances that apply to Lakewood Shores, IL
Lakewood Shores is an unincorporated community (population 665) in Will County, Illinois. Because Lakewood Shores is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Will County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The tree replacement requirements rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Most Will County municipalities require 1:1 to 3:1 replacement for permitted tree removals. Replacement species must be native prairie or oak-hickory varieties; fee-in-lieu payments go to municipal tree-planting funds. EAB ash replacements are exempt.
Municipal tree-replacement standards in Will County: Bolingbrook §26-79 requires 1:1 replacement for removed parkway trees and 2:1 for protected private trees, with 2.5-inch caliper minimum. Plainfield §9-43 requires 2:1 for standard removals and 3:1 for legacy trees. Romeoville §10-7 mandates 1:1 with fee-in-lieu at $350 per tree to the Village Tree Fund. Frankfort §155.133 requires 3:1 replacement for significant-tree removals. Lockport §9-155 requires 1:1 parkway replacement. Joliet Public Works manages parkway replacement at 1:1 with species chosen from the Approved Street Tree List (native oak, hackberry, linden, Kentucky coffeetree, London planetree). Non-preferred species like Bradford pear, silver maple, and ash are prohibited. Replacement during the oak-wilt avoidance window requires plant sourcing from EAB-quarantine-compliant nurseries under Illinois Dept. of Agriculture standards.
Failure to replace: $250 to $1,000 per tree plus required planting at owner expense. Unpaid fee-in-lieu: lien on property under 65 ILCS 5/11-20-16.
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