Do you need a permit to cut down a tree in West Lake Hills, TX? Enter your address for West Lake Hills tree removal and pruning rules, size thresholds and how to apply.
No trees or vegetation may be removed without a permit, except ordinary gardening, removing dead branches or pruning a single live tree, and clearing existing dead brush. Maintenance permits are free.
How to apply: Get a vegetation removal permit on the MGO Connect portal; for maintenance cases the permit is free. City contact: 512-610-6836.
Texas law: cities cannot charge a tree mitigation fee for a tree under 10" at an existing one- or two-family home you live in (Local Gov't Code §212.905, HB 7, 2017). Since 2023, landowners can petition to leave a city's ETJ (SB 2038), so ETJ lines change; we read the live City of Austin jurisdiction map.
Official sources: westlakehills.gov/266/Tree-Vegetation-Removal · ecode360.com/40399014