Hiring a stamped concrete contractor in DeLand means planning around the oaks
Code Sec. 33-57 in DeLand is blunt: paving within the tree protection zone of any historic tree is prohibited. For any other protected tree, paving more than 50 percent of the zone is prohibited unless the city accepts a root protection system. Sec. 33-12 goes further. No construction may take place within 1.5 times the drip line area of a historic tree unless the city accepts a root protection method. So a stamped patio sketch starts with a tape measure at the trunk. The slab follows the tree, not the other way around.
Don't count on removing a historic tree as a shortcut. Removal needs a recommendation from the city forester and the tree advisory committee, then a finding by the City Commission. Replacements must equal 100 percent of the removed tree's trunk diameter. Fees are on the city's tree permitting page: $0 for a residential lot application, $100 for a review of five trees or fewer, and $75 per diameter inch into the replacement reserve. DeLand is in its 38th year as a Tree City USA.




