When protected trees are removed on Okaloosa County development sites, replanting comes from the county's Tree Replant List in Land Development Code 6.05.033. Single-family homeowners are exempt. Replacement species are matched by size class to the trees removed.
Okaloosa County's Land Development Code pairs its protected tree list with a Tree Replant List in Section 6.05.033, organized by the same small, medium, and large size classes. When a development, redevelopment, or commercial project removes protected trees, approved replant species restore canopy: small replants such as dahoon holly, fringe tree, and wax myrtle; medium replants like sweetbay magnolia, river birch, and Florida maple; and large replants including bald cypress, white oak, and southern red oak. Because Section 6.05.011 exempts single-family and two-family homes, replanting obligations do not reach ordinary homeowners. The code also requires developed sites to devote landscape area to plantings.
Failing to replant as required on a regulated development site is a code violation the county can enforce. Single-family and two-family lots carry no replanting obligation.
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