When development removes Grand or Protected trees in Dorchester County, mitigation is required, replacement planting or its equivalent. Grand trees inside building footprints may be removed only with mitigation, and removal for parking is barred outright.
Dorchester County's tree ordinance ties removal to mitigation rather than a single fixed ratio. Grand trees within a proposed building footprint may be removed only with mitigation if necessary for development; other Protected trees within the footprint or twenty feet of it may go without mitigation. Grand trees may not be removed at all to make way for parking lots, spaces, or drive aisles. Where Protected trees are removed for local roads, water, or drainage, mitigation applies. These requirements attach to land-disturbing development and the Tree Removal Permit, not to a homeowner replanting an ordinary yard. Replacement specifics are set through the county's tree plan review.
Development that removes Grand or Protected trees without the required mitigation violates the ordinance and can hold up approvals. Clearing Grand trees for parking is prohibited outright.
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