Refreshing Recollection. 3 Points from TPPF on Tree Ordinances.

According to TPPF here’s what’s happening with tree ordinances in Texas

• 50 cities have onerous tree ordinances
• By way of example, TPPF points to Austin which requires city approval to:
  • remove a tree with a trunk diameter over 9 inches
  • if the tree is over 24 inches in truck diameter, then its a heritage tree, and removal is forbidded unless there is a safety issue
• To solve this problem, TPPF recommends that the Legislature

  • 1. ” prohibit local governments from preventing the trimming or removal of trees or timber located on the landowner’s property. “

TPPF | Local Overregulation: Tree-Cutting Ordinances