Blanket Roadside Tree Permit for Companies and Agencies Details


Blanket Roadside Tree Permit for Companies and Agencies

General Info - Statewide Permit

Before a roadside tree is trimmed or cared for in any way, a Tree Care Permit must be obtained from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service.

A roadside tree is any tree that grows all or in part within a public road right-of-way.  A permit is also needed to plant a tree within the public road right-of-way.  Completed Permits should be mailed to the office in the region in which the work is to take place (located on the form).  Projects in Montgomery County require an addition permit issued by the county. 

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    Approval time

  • $0.00 - $2,500.00

    Application cost

Obtaining the Permit

Ready to get your permit? - Steps, Requirements, and Documents

  1. A site plan may be required.

Apply for the Permit

Maintaining Your Permit

Renewal and maintenance -

Maintaining your Permit (aka Related forms/requirements to maintain Permit/stay in good standing)

  1. If the work is not completed within 1 year, a new permit and inspection is required.

Agency/Contact

Permit Issuer - Information

Who issues the permit?

Department of Natural Resources

Contact Information

Maryland Forest Service - Marian Honeczy

Email: marian.honeczy@maryland.gov

Tel: (410) 260-8531 / Fax: (410) 260-8595

Work hours:

Address

Address: 580 Taylor Avenue, E-1, Annapolis, MD, 21401

Purpose

Why the Permit is required?

This law and its regulations were developed to protect our roadside trees by ensuring their proper care and protection and to ensure their compatibility with an efficient and dependable public utility system.

Passed in 1914, this law and its regulations were developed to protect our roadside trees by ensuring their proper care and protection and to ensure their compatibility with an efficient and dependable public utility system.  Any work (including the removal of a tree having a permit) performed on a street tree must be done by a Licensed Tree Care Expert.  When tree care is performed on a roadside tree without a permit, a fine may be assessed or more severe actions taken by the Department of Natural Resources.

Legal Authority

What laws and regulations give Department of Natural Resources the legal authority to issue this approval?

Natural Resources Article §5-401 to 5-423, Annotated Code of Maryland