Removal of trees with shoreland protection zone

Descant · 12-19-2023, 12:44 PM

Location. location, location. Re: installation of house driveway or septic. These all require approved plans/permits, often from both DES and your town. DES will often refer an application to the local Conservation Commission for a local opinion. Most CC's meet once a month, so this can add time to the permit process. It should be free to call somebody on the CC and have them walk the property with you. Note that a driveway can be either pervious or impervious and location and drainage are important. Same with a patio.

For most purposes, grass/lawn is not good ground cover and the CC may be getting calls from your neighbors.

LIforrelaxin · 12-19-2023, 03:26 PM

That link is far to old for someone to even think that it would still be active....

The most recent DES website is: https://www.des.nh.gov/

From there you should be able to find the content you desire...

TownieRinker27 · 04-02-2024, 04:58 PM

The easiest way to find out if you need a permit for tree removal is to ask the local professionals about it.
I retired a few months ago and moved to Oahu. There are palms on my property that are more than 50 feet tall and that's too tall for me to trim myself. The arborist from the company I hired checked the trees and told me that one of the palms was dead and that it should be removed. I didn't get any permits for the removal, and they did it the same day. If anyone on Oahu Island needs the services of an arborist, I used Oahu Tree Trimming.

songkrai · 04-02-2024, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

That link is far to old for someone to even think that it would still be active....
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The tree in question is probably dead now anyway.

12-19-2023, 12:44 PM	#1
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,413 Thanks: 1,363 Thanked 1,636 Times in 1,068 Posts	Location. location, location Location. location, location. Re: installation of house driveway or septic. These all require approved plans/permits, often from both DES and your town. DES will often refer an application to the local Conservation Commission for a local opinion. Most CC's meet once a month, so this can add time to the permit process. It should be free to call somebody on the CC and have them walk the property with you. Note that a driveway can be either pervious or impervious and location and drainage are important. Same with a patio. For most purposes, grass/lawn is not good ground cover and the CC may be getting calls from your neighbors. Last edited by Descant; 12-19-2023 at 04:31 PM. Reason: fix typos

12-19-2023, 03:26 PM	#2
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,876 Thanks: 1,037 Thanked 892 Times in 524 Posts	That link is far to old for someone to even think that it would still be active.... The most recent DES website is: https://www.des.nh.gov/ From there you should be able to find the content you desire... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

04-02-2024, 04:58 PM	#3
TownieRinker27 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	The easiest way to find out if you need a permit for tree removal is to ask the local professionals about it. I retired a few months ago and moved to Oahu. There are palms on my property that are more than 50 feet tall and that's too tall for me to trim myself. The arborist from the company I hired checked the trees and told me that one of the palms was dead and that it should be removed. I didn't get any permits for the removal, and they did it the same day. If anyone on Oahu Island needs the services of an arborist, I used Oahu Tree Trimming.