Tree permits and heritage trees near your address

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Austin protects trees more strictly than most cities its size. Certain species and sizes qualify as heritage trees, and removing or significantly pruning a protected tree — heritage or otherwise, over a certain diameter — generally requires a City permit first, not after the fact. That surprises a lot of property owners mid-project, usually right when a contractor points at a tree and asks who filed the paperwork. This tool shows recent tree permit activity the City has on file for a specific address, so you can see what's already been permitted nearby or confirm your own filing shows up.

We show the permit record as the City has it — permit type, date, and a link to the source — and we don't make a determination about whether any particular tree on your property currently qualifies as heritage or protected; that determination is Austin's Development Services Department's to make, typically through a site visit or arborist review tied to a specific permit application.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Austin? Often yes, once a tree crosses certain size thresholds or qualifies as a protected or heritage species — removal or significant pruning of a qualifying tree generally requires a permit before work starts. Thresholds and exceptions are set by the City's tree ordinance, so confirm your specific tree and situation with Austin's Development Services Department before any work begins.

What makes a tree "heritage" or "protected" in Austin? Heritage status is generally based on species and trunk diameter, defined in Austin's tree ordinance; "protected" is a broader category covering additional trees below heritage thresholds. Because the exact criteria and measurements matter, we link to the City's own tree ordinance reference rather than restating the size cutoffs here.

How can I see if a tree permit was already issued near my address? Search your address on this site to see recent tree permit activity the City has published for that location — the same dataset a City inspector would check.

Methodology

Sourced from the City of Austin's Issued Tree Permits dataset (ac2h-ha3r, Development Services Department), refreshed daily. As with every dataset on this site, "no tree permit on file" is shown as exactly that — it does not mean no tree work has ever happened at an address, only that no permit for it appears in the City's published records as of our last retrieval.

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Data provenance

Source	Dataset	Retrieved
City of Austin Open Data	ac2h-ha3r	2026-08-30T02:06:30
City of Austin Open Data	8k49-bptr	2026-08-30T02:06:36