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.

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

Inside Safety Harbor a Protected Tree needs a City Tree Removal Permit unless a section 153.03 exemption applies. What the code protects, the fees and replacement rules for homes and for commercial, multifamily and HOA property, Grand Trees, dead trees, the Florida Statute 163.045 route, and the full development track for builders and contractors, read from the code itself.

Inside Tarpon Springs a non-exempt tree of 4 inches DBH or more needs a City tree removal permit, and a Cabbage or Sabal Palm needs one at any size. The homeowner rules, fees, replacement ladders, appeal windows and penalties, and the full development and commercial track: building permit sequencing, submittals, the 20-foot barricade rule, the minimum tree table, the Tree Bank, clearing and fill, right-of-way work and contractor exposure, read from the code itself.