Title 11 tree review (if triggered)

When it triggers

Title 11 review fires automatically on:

• Any proposed removal of a tree ≥12" DBH on the development site (or a tree of any size where Chapter 11.40 also applies — your designer should confirm)
• New construction inside the root protection zone of a regulated tree (yours or a neighbor's)
• Lots in certain overlays (Tree Code mitigation areas)

If your tree walk at step 0.4 turned up no flags, this step is short or unnecessary. If a 12"+ tree sits near your footprint, expect it to be the slowest discipline.

What you might be asked to do

• Revise the footprint to stay outside a tree's root protection zone.
• Pay a mitigation fee in lieu of replanting (~$300-$600 per inch of DBH removed).
• Plant replacement trees at a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio.
• Install root protection fencing during construction.
• Provide a tree protection plan stamped by an ISA-certified arborist.

When to push back

If Urban Forestry says a tree has to stay and your project can't proceed without removing it, you can apply for a tree removal permit citing hazard, dead-or-dying status, or unavoidable conflict. Hazard removals with arborist documentation are routinely granted; healthy-tree removals are hard.