Tree Removal Guidelines
Ranger Tree Care is here to assist you with any requirements you may need throughout the approval process for a tree removal permit. Below you will find links to the appropriate Brevard County municipality tree removal permit forms and tree removal guidelines specific to your area. Contact us today for help with any tree protection needs. Please verify this information with you local municipality as tree removal regulations can change.
COCOA
Trees that may be removed by permit.
The enforcement official may grant permission for
removal if it meets any or all of the following guidelines:
1.Is determined to be hazardous or dangerous condition as to endanger the public health, safety, or welfare as determined by an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture with a Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
2.Is severely diseased or severely injured as determined by an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture with a
Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
3.The trunk of the tree is located closer than seven and one-half (7½) feet to the foundation of an existing or proposed structure, and it is not feasible to relocate the structure.
4. The trunk of the tree is located closer than ten (10) feet from the foundation of an existing or proposed structure and the tree is considered having an aggressive root system or the natural mature height is greater than thirty (30) feet and it is not feasible to relocate the structure.
5.Where the tree
(s) are not proposed for removal in conjunction with application for a subdivision and/or site plan, trees that shall be replaced or mitigated elsewhere on the property or on another property in accordance with the standards established below in subsection (E)(5), provided that the tree
(s) are not specimen trees.
6. Where the tree
(s) are proposed for removal in conjunction with application for a subdivision and/or site plan, trees that shall be replaced or mitigated elsewhere on the property or on another property in accordance with the standards established below in subsection (E)(5).
Brevard County
Trees ineligible for credit ratio: No credit shall be granted for
trees:
1.Defined as nonnative invasive plants per section 62-4332
2.Palms of any species.
3.Dead, dying, diseased or insect infested.
4.Damaged from improper pruning defined in
section 62-4332
.5.For preserved trees, where root protection zones have been impacted in conflict with
section 62-4340
6.Where native understory, if present, has not been preserved within the root protection zone.
7. For relocated trees, where relocation techniques have not been approved by NRMO as part of approved landscape plan.
(2)For preservation of canopy greater than the minimum total canopy required for the land use and its associated root protection zone, a density bonus equal to 100 percent of the excess canopy preservation area shall be granted not to exceed 150 percent of the density assigned to the property. If other density transfers or bonuses are used in combination with this incentive, the overall density of the property shall not exceed 150 percent of that permitted by the zoning district.
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