Portland's trees provide numerous benefits to the city, such as stormwater interception, reduced.
Find out if you need a permit to do tree work. Tree removal permits require planting new trees. Permits are needed for pruning street trees. A permit is required to plant a tree in the City right-of-way.
Tree Concerns and Problems.
When is a Tree Removal and Replanting Permit required? Street trees: A permit is required to remove any street tree, except for sucker shoots or self-sown trees that are less than 1/2 inch in diameter. If the property is in a regulated overlay zone or plan district, there may be additional requirements or restrictions on street tree removal in order to help protect the environmentally. Complete the Street Tree Permit Application (non-removal) online; OR.
Download the Street Tree Permit Application (non-removal), fill it out, and submit it to Urban Forestry in one of the following ways: Email: [email protected] Mail: Attn: Urban Forestry, SW 4th Ave. SuitePortland. Non-Development Tree Permits.
A tree permit not connected to any development project. Examples: A Street Tree needs a limb pruned; or a large private tree is dead, or dying and needs to be removed. Multiple trees can be permitted through this process.
Below is more information on these types of permits: Or go right to Apply for a Permit; Non.