Homeowners with a tree they want gone
Free check of whether your city needs a tree removal permit, what trunk size triggers it, and what to file. Start with the address and the tree's size.
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How it works
What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Arborist report door.
Modeled on: Your city's tree code (Portland City Code Title 11 as the worked example)
From public data
of trunk diameter is the size at which a private tree in Portland, Oregon needs a removal permit, outside overlay zones, plan districts and parking lots
Source: City of Portland, Do I need a permit to remove trees on private property?
Turn field notes into a city-ready arborist report: tree table, risk notes and a tree protection plan for you to review and sign. Free to read.
Questions
On private property, yes if the trunk is 12 inches or more in diameter at breast height. Every street tree needs a permit whatever its size, and trees in overlay zones, plan districts, parking lots or under a land use review follow other permit paths.
Dead, dying or dangerous trees, nuisance species, trees whose trunk is within 10 feet of a building, and up to four healthy trees per site a year if each is under 20 inches and none is a Heritage Tree or protected by a land use condition.
Usually, in Portland. Trees removed under a permit must be replaced as the code's tables specify, though the city may instead accept a payment into its Tree Planting and Preservation Fund, or reduce or waive the replacement.
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What is the project, and where?
Answer it and ePlan opens the Arborist report door with your answer filled in.