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A regional reference to North Redington Beach tree law, including the Town's county-rule exclusion, unresolved applicability questions, mangrove authority, project landscaping and current application documents. Not an offer of tree work in the Town.

A regional reference to South Pasadena, Florida tree removal and relocation permits, palms, pruning, replacement, Florida's residential-risk statute, development protection, government fees and unresolved code cross-references.

A regional reference to the Town of Redington Beach's tree removal permit, height rule, palms, pruning, mangroves, development requirements and conflicts between the code and older forms. The guide distinguishes Town wording from Florida Statute 163.045 and identifies current fee and procedure questions.

A regional reference to the Town of Belleair Shore's planting, nuisance and coastal rules and the Pinellas County tree permit that reaches the Town. Includes homeowner exceptions, palms, replacement tables, development protections and unresolved government-process questions.

A regional reference to Indian Shores tree protection, the adopted Pinellas County ordinance, homeowner exceptions, mangroves and development requirements. Ken's Tree Service identifies the published permit-route conflict and questions that need confirmation from the deciding offices.

A regional reference to Redington Shores tree removal, pruning, palms, mangroves and development rules, including replacement, construction protection, current application sources and conflicts that need Town clarification.

A regional reference to Belleair Bluffs tree law, explaining the county permit route, qualifying residential exceptions, palms, pruning, fees, replacement trees and separate city requirements for commercial and development projects.

A regional reference to Indian Rocks Beach tree permits for homeowners, commercial properties and development projects. Covers protected trees, palms, pruning, state-law conditions, replacement, contractor checks and conflicts in the city's own rules.

A regional reference to Kenneth City's tree rules for homeowners, commercial properties and development projects, including conflicting size thresholds, pruning, palms, replacement, fees and unresolved Town records.

A regional reference to Town of Belleair tree law, covering protected trees and palms, the qualifying Florida residential route, replacement, canopy roads, mangroves, commercial property and development protection. Includes later utility right-of-way rules and published-code conflicts.

A regional reference to Madeira Beach's tree-removal, pruning, mangrove, replacement and development rules. Includes the no-fee tree permit, current site-plan charges, proposed ordinance status and the City code's palm and species ambiguities.

A source-linked guide to St. Pete Beach tree permits, protected palms, pruning, invasive species, replacement and development landscaping. Includes code-versus-form differences and the separate Florida state-law and mangrove routes. St. Pete Beach is outside the Ken's Tree Service service area; this is a regional reference.

A regional reference to Gulfport's tree removal, pruning, replacement and construction-protection rules, including Florida's residential documentation route, mangrove authority and the city's application process. Gulfport is outside Ken's Tree Service's service area.

A source-linked guide to the City of Seminole's tree protections, exemptions, pruning rules, the Florida Statute 163.045 route, replacement and mitigation, posted fees and development review, read from the code itself. Provided as a regional reference resource.

A source-linked guide to Pinellas Park's tree protections, exemptions, pruning restrictions, replacement obligations and development review. Includes published fee conflicts and code-table ambiguities. Provided as a regional reference resource.

A source-linked guide to St. Petersburg's tree ordinances: protected trees and palms, pruning, the Florida hazardous-tree exemption, replacement planting, commercial development, fees and enforcement.

A Largo mailing address does not settle whether a property is inside the City of Largo. What Largo's code requires to remove a tree, for homeowners, property managers and builders.

Oldsmar requires a permit to remove specimen and resource trees, but its code also calls every tree 4 inches DBH or larger protected. Here is what the code says, for homeowners and builders.

In unincorporated Pasco County, removing a tree 5 inches DBH or larger needs a county Tree Removal Permit unless an exemption applies, including palms on single-family lots.

Published September 26, 2026. Last reviewed September 28, 2026. Next review due March 26, 2027. By Forest, Property Intelligence Specialist, Ken's Tree Service. Whether you need a permit to remove a tree depends first on which government your property sits under, and the answer can change completely at a city line. Pinellas County, Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater and Safety Harbor each write their own tree rules, and they disagree on three practical questions: how big a t