Tree Removal in Pembroke Pines, FL

Tree Removal in Pembroke Pines comes with one of the more clearly spelled-out permit processes in Broward County, and it is worth knowing before you book anyone. The city requires a permit to remove or relocate a tree on residential or commercial property, and filing the application does not authorize the work. Nothing comes down until the application is approved and the permit is issued.

What the city asks for

The Planning and Economic Development Department takes applications online, by mail or in person at City Hall. For a detached single-family home the fee is $25, non-refundable. The package needs a signed application, a sketch or map showing where the trees are, at least one color photo of each tree, and, if you live in an HOA community, a letter from the association approving the work. Staff aims to inspect within 10 city business days and will email and mail the decision.

Two deadlines matter after approval. If a tree is removed, a replacement has to be installed within 30 calendar days, and the city does a second inspection at least 90 days after the permit is issued. The permit itself expires after 90 days. We plan our schedule around those windows so you are not left racing to plant a replacement tree in a hurry.

Reasons the city accepts

Under City Code section 155.675, an applicant has to show at least one justification. The list includes a tree that significantly damages a structure and can't be fixed through normal arboricultural practice, a tree that interferes with utilities, one that blocks safe sight lines, one that crowds a more valuable tree, or one in poor condition even if not hazardous. Photos of cracked slabs, lifted pavers or limbs on a service drop help make that case.

Storm history in the western suburbs

Pembroke Pines grew from dairy land; much of the east was the Waldrep Dairy Farm, and the big subdivisions west of I-75 were mostly built after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. That means a lot of the yard trees are 25 to 30 years old now, at the size where they start causing trouble. Storms here have been rough on them: Hurricane Wilma in 2005 brought sustained winds of 92 mph and gusts of 101 mph to the city and destroyed most of its landscaping, and during Irma in 2017 the strongest gust recorded anywhere in Broward, 109 mph, was in Pembroke Pines.

Typical Pembroke Pines jobs

1. Removing a shade tree that has outgrown a small front yard and is lifting the driveway 2. Taking out palms near pool decks and screen enclosures 3. Clearing storm-split trees and hangers after summer storms 4. Grinding stumps so the 30-day replacement tree can go in the same spot or nearby 5. Removing trees that interfere with lake-bank access or rear-lot drainage

Before any digging, including stump grinding near irrigation or buried lines, the city asks applicants to call Sunshine 811. We follow the same practice. Call (954) 314-3415 or use the form and include photos; they help with both our quote and your permit application. Get a free estimate