Residential Arbor Permit Application

Please fill in the below application to file for a Residential Arbor Permit. Our department will process your request and contact you within ten business days. If you have any questions please contact the City Arborist at: (407) 327-8957.

Property Owner's Information
Contractor Information:

*Required if homeowner is not doing the removal
 

Section 1 (Arbor Permit)
Trees located on building and construction sites, and to be replaced
Trees that are approved by City Forester to be replaced elsewhere on the property
Trees that are exotic invasive species (FLEPPC #1)
Trees severely diseased, or severely injured, dead
Trees that interfere with provision of public utility installments
Sec. 5-4(b) 6. As relates to governmental projects

*Replacement requirements to be determined by the City Arborist

(Please type your Name)
The undersigned is aware the City of Winter Springs may not require a notice, application, approval, permit, fee or mitigation for the pruning, trimming, or removal of a tree on the residential property if the property owner obtains documentation from an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture or a Florida licensed landscape architect that the tree presents a danger to persons or property.
  • All trees, whether for replacement or installation, MUST be at least a Florida Grades and Standards #1. Tree species designated by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council as exotic and invasive may not be used as replacement plantings. Acceptable replacement plants are listed in the Arbor Ordinance 2011-16. All planted trees MUST survive for at least one full year or be replanted.
  • Winter Springs is designated "TREE CITY USA" by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

City Code 5.9(e)

Contractor License Required; Contractor Obtaining Permits. 

Any person or entity engaged in the business of tree removal or pruning shall be licensed by the City on an annual basis. Licenses may be obtained from the City by completing an application prepared by the City and paying the required license fee. The license application shall contain at a minimum the name, address, and telephone number of the contractor and a copy of the contractor's occupational license and proof of liability and worker's compensation insurance. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to engage in the business of tree removal or pruning within the City of Winter Springs without a license required under this subsection. It shall also be unlawful for any such person or entity to fail to obtain a permit on behalf of a property owner pursuant to Section 5-4(a) of this Chapter.