Safety Harbor's Tree Ordinance requires replacement of removed protected trees per the Tree Replacement Ratio in the Land Development Code, with mitigation contributions to the tree fund accepted when on-site replanting is not feasible.
Permit Conditions in Safety Harbor's Article X tree ordinance require replacement of healthy protected trees removed for construction or other approved reasons. Replacement quantities scale with the DBH of the removed tree following the city's published replacement ratio, generally requiring multiple replacement caliper inches per inch removed. Replacement species must come from the city's Approved Tree List and meet minimum caliper and height standards at planting. When sufficient on-site replacement is impossible, applicants may pay into the Safety Harbor tree fund to support public-property planting. Free Springtime Tree Give-Away and Street Tree Planting programs supplement private replanting.
Failure to install required replacements within deadlines results in code-enforcement liens, recovery of mitigation funds, and potential revocation of related building permits.
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