Protective Barrier Requirements for Existing Trees.
To remove a tree from a residential or non-residential property in unincorporated Hillsborough County, you may need a permit. To determine if a tree requires a permit prior to removal, view our Residential Tree Removal Guide. Even if a tree does not need a permit to be removed, you may have to plant a tree to ensureyour lot meets the minimum number of lot/shade trees required.
Hillsborough County LandDevelopment Code Section B specifies the minimum number of required lot/shadetrees. 22 rowsThe trees below do not require a permit to remove them from your lot.
If the location of. You will need a natural resources permit for land alteration activities which remove vegetation from or changes the topography of the land by grubbing, tree removal, clearing, grading, filling or excavating, except for activities undertaken to maintain existing grounds.