Protection / Habitat Management

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Service Area: Unincorporated Pinellas County -
also includes ... Belleair Bluffs, Belleair Shore,
Indian Shores and Redington Shores

Protection:

• Sec. 166-49 - Vegetation protection during construction
  • Trees are protected once they reach a 4" diameter. Cabbage palm (State Tree) is also protected, but other palms are exempt.
• Sec. 166-50 - Upland Buffer adjacent to wetlands
• Sec. 166-51 - Upland preservation areas
• Sec. 166-52 - Protection of endangered, threatened, or species of special concern

Habitat Management:

• Article II - Habitat Management & Landscaping
• Article III - Management and Storage of Surface Waters
• Sec. 166-1 - Water preservation in new developments
  
  • Irrigation means water used for the purpose of maintaining landscaped material such as grass, trees, shrubs and other flora.
  • New development means any change to the existing state of land development on any given parcel.
    

Additional Resources:

• Pinellas County Urban Forestry - Pinellas County Urban Forestry staff work collaboratively with multiple departments and programs within the County and organizations in the community.
• National Arbor Day Foundation - Species Identification
• Florida Division of Forestry County Foresters

 

 

 

 

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