Tree replacement after permitted removal is regulated by individual Oakland County municipalities. In Charter Township of Oakland (Ch. 389), replacement is on a total-caliper basis: each removed deciduous tree must be replaced with new trees whose calipers aggregate to the original DBH (no replacement under 2.5 in DBH); conifers are replaced on total-height basis (no replacement under 6 ft tall). Bloomfield Township replaces protected (non-landmark) trees at 50% of DBH and landmark trees at 100% of DBH.
Charter Township of Oakland Ch. 389 (Art. III) sets the rule that a 12-inch DBH deciduous tree may be replaced by, for example, four 3-inch caliper trees (aggregate 12 inches) or two 6-inch caliper trees. Conifer replacement is by total height: a 30-foot pine could be replaced with five 6-foot saplings. Replacement trees must be of species native or adapted to the region — invasive species are not accepted. Failure to install replacements per the approved plan can result in a hold on the certificate of occupancy. Bloomfield Township's mitigation ledger tracks every DBH inch removed and every inch replaced; cash-in-lieu payments to the Township tree fund are accepted where on-site replacement is infeasible.
Failure to plant required replacement trees is a continuing municipal civil infraction in each Oakland County community that has a tree ordinance. Owners can be required to plant trees retroactively, pay into a municipal tree fund, or both. Bloomfield Township's after-the-fact permit ($455 SFR / $300 commercial) is required even when the owner later agrees to replacement.
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