Land clearing service areas in North Texas
Frisco and the towns and county land around it, each with its own tree and burn rules.
Homestead Land Clearing works across Frisco and Collin and Denton counties, Texas. Frisco is covered on the homepage and the service pages. The towns below each write their own tree protection and outdoor burning rules, and unincorporated land follows county and state rules instead, so the same brush-covered acre can need a different permit, a different debris plan or a different machine depending on which side of a city limit it sits.
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- AnnaClear-cutting needs a permit; underbrush removal is exempt
Land clearing in Anna, TX under its tree ordinance: clear-cutting needs a permit, underbrush removal is exempt, and the 18-inch subdivision rule. Melissa too.
Also covers Melissa - CelinaBurning only on parcels of 2+ acres; oaks and pecans replaced 5:1
Land clearing in Celina, TX planned around Celina's species-based tree table, its 2-acre burn permit rule and Collin County clay. Lots, brush and acreage.
- McKinneyMachine clearing of underbrush needs a limited-purpose tree permit
Land clearing in McKinney, TX under Ordinance 2023-09-064: Quality Tree list, Limited Purpose Tree Permit for machine underbrushing, burn rules and creek clay.
- ProsperHackberry, bois d'arc and mesquite are not protected outside the floodplain
Land clearing in Prosper, TX planned around the Town's new tree code, its excluded species, floodplain replacement rates, burn approvals and the ETJ line.
- AubreyRemoving vegetation triggers a site development permit
Land clearing in Aubrey, TX, where removing vegetation triggers a site development permit in the city and ETJ. Burn permits, sandy soils and nearby towns.
Also covers Pilot Point, Cross Roads, Providence Village - FairviewNo dozers or loaders under protected tree canopies
Land clearing in Fairview, TX, where clear-cutting is banned and dozers cannot work under protected tree canopies. Acreage, pasture and burn rules explained.
- Little Elm$25 annual burn permit, and only on county burn days
Land clearing in Little Elm, TX: the $25 annual burn permit and county burn days, 1:1 tree replacement, grading permits and Lewisville Lake's Corps boundary.
Also covers The Colony - LucasNo burn permits; bois d'arc, hackberry and cedar are protected
Land clearing in Lucas, TX, where burn permits ended in 2015 and bois d'arc, hackberry, cedar and cottonwood are protected. Acreage and fence lines.
- Oak PointCross Timbers preservation code bans clear-cutting
Land clearing in Oak Point, TX, where the code bans clear-cutting in Cross Timbers woodland. Tree permits, $250-per-inch payments and Lewisville Lake limits.
- PrincetonNo outdoor burning, so debris is mulched or hauled
Land clearing in Princeton, TX, where the city bans burning clearing debris. How mulching, hauling and erosion control fit Princeton and Lowry Crossing land.
Also covers Lowry Crossing - Unincorporated Collin CountyNo county burn permits; state burning rules apply
Land clearing in unincorporated Collin County, TX: no county burn permits, county floodplain studies and plats, ETJ checks, and pasture and fence line work.
- Unincorporated Denton CountyBurn registration and a daily burn-day check
Land clearing in unincorporated Denton County: burn registration and the daily burn-day call, county development permits, Cross Timbers woods and lake limits.