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Originally Posted by CanisLupusArctos
(3) Cut down a tree that is alive but not healthy (while leaving dead tree trunks that are homes to wildlife, provided they don't pose a safety threat.)
(4) Cut down any tree that poses a threat to safety (history of dropping limbs, leaning precariously, not solidly rooted, etc.
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Here is the condition in the new shoreland protection act that already covers dangerous trees:
"Dead, diseased, or unsafe, trees, saplings, or shrubs that pose an imminent
hazard to structures or have the potential to cause personal injury may be removed regardless of any requirements that pertain to the natural woodland buffer under this chapter."
The only thing that is unclear is whether you can remove a dead or diseased tree if it is not a safety threat. Or is a dead tree automatically a safety threat since it could fall down at any time (if a tree falls in the woods and does not hit anyone did it make a noise?
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Belkin