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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just went through this process. Believe it or not, Montgomery County basically requires the trees to come down to make room for underground wells as part of the rainwater management plan for a new construction permit. We had to fight tooth and nail to keep a beautiful old tree and were only able to keep it by agreeing to take down two smaller ones. Trees do serve a water management function (roots absorb runoff) but apparently a tree is not as good as a well.[/quote] MoCo here and can confirm that. Also, they charge a tree tax of $500/tree, based on lot size. You can plant a tree or pay the fee. The issue is the trees need such a separation that often they don't fit -- so it ends up being easier to just pay the fees rather than install non-confirming trees. [/quote] A tree tax? Are you joking? What kind of bizarro land are you guys running up there in MD. [/quote]
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