A tree (trunk at least 6 inches at 4.5 feet, above mean ground) on an ordinary private lot needs a removal permit, including dead, declining, EAB-susceptible, invasive, hazard, and fruit trees. Type I is at most two trees of 15 inches or smaller per calendar year, or fruit trees of any number, and o
A tree (trunk at least 6 inches at 4.5 feet, above mean ground) on an ordinary private lot needs a removal permit, including dead, declining, EAB-susceptible, invasive, hazard, and fruit trees. Type I is at most two trees of 15 inches or smaller per calendar year, or fruit trees of any number, and only in the private yard of an occupied dwelling with every exclusion absent. Shrubs, palms, hedges, and short stumps are outside this chapter, which is not a promise against other approvals. Article 55.02 includes Ordinance 2978, adopted September 1, 2026. The exact effective date was not separately confirmed. Checked November 6, 2026.
How to apply: Use the City's printable tree forms. trees@lakeoswego.city, Planning 503-635-0290.
Boundary: PortlandMaps city-limit polygon CITYNAME Lake Oswego, checked November 6, 2026. Sensitive lands, the lake setback, and the Greenway are not drawn on this polygon.
Official sources (checked 2026-11-06): ecode360.com/43075043 · ecode360.com/law-ledger/LA4508 · ci.oswego.or.us/trees/printable-forms