Conservation Commission streamlines hazard tree removal permitting
Lincoln Conservation Commission streamlines tree removal permitting. The Commission voted unanimously on January 7 to amend its Tree Removal Policy, allowing landowners to request Commission permission for hazardous tree removals beyond the five-tree administrative limit rather than file full
Conservation Commission · Meeting of January 7, 2026
Lincoln Conservation Commission streamlines tree removal permitting. The Commission voted unanimously on January 7 to amend its Tree Removal Policy, allowing landowners to request Commission permission for hazardous tree removals beyond the five-tree administrative limit rather than file full wetlands applications, a change that streamlines the process for properties with multiple removals. The revised policy also permits Conservation staff to administratively approve up to ten hazard tree removals per year from non-single-family properties.
In other business, the Commission unanimously issued an Enforcement Order requiring erosion restoration by June 1, 2026, on a property where an unpermitted drain had damaged the Buffer Zone restoration area.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of January 7, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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