Kissimmee’s Site Development & Tree Removal category includes a request to remove a tree even when it is not part of a site-construction project. But the tree’s position is only half of the routing question: equipment or disturbance may also reach public right-of-way. Permit family
Draw the work area as well as the tree
On a preparation sketch, mark the tree, known property boundary, curb, sidewalk, equipment access and debris-staging area. This is LSL’s planning aid, not a survey or an assertion of ownership.
| What the sketch raises | Question for the responsible office |
|---|---|
| Tree-only work on the parcel | Which tree-removal requirements apply to this scope? |
| Equipment, cutting or disturbance in a street, sidewalk or grassy roadside | Is right-of-way authorization needed for this work area? |
| A larger existing project permit | Does its approved scope already cover the right-of-way work? |
| An uncertain boundary or road authority | Does the City, County, FDOT or another entity control this location? |
The City’s right-of-way page explicitly says a larger permit may already cover this work and that some rights-of-way are maintained by other jurisdictions. Ask engineeringpermitting@kissimmee.gov before assuming a separate City application is always required. Eligibility instructions
Permit approval and permission to start are different events
For work following the City’s right-of-way process, the page directs applicants to schedule the start-work notice inspection at least 24 hours before work begins. Work cannot begin until that inspection is approved. The initial permit-approval email alone is not the start-work clearance. Start-work requirement
The same page calls for a final inspection and completion certificate after approval, with additional inspections possible according to the permit. Put the tree-review and right-of-way permit numbers together when coordinating the job, but keep the conditions and results attached to their respective scopes. Final inspection
The permit menu is not an exemption ruling
Florida section 163.045 limits local requirements for defined residential tree work supported by specified professional risk documentation. A City menu listing tree removal does not, by itself, determine whether that provision applies to an individual tree. Current state provision
Nor does an answer about the tree establish ownership or settle the authorization needed for a separate public-space disturbance. Describe both the proposed removal and the equipment/work area when seeking guidance. For the City’s tree-permit category, its page lists 407-518-2379 and permitting@kissimmee.gov. Permitting contact
LSL checked the two City pages and current statutory section on September 20, 2026. We preserved the location-and-disturbance method while adding the existing-permit branch and the omitted start-work dependency. No boundary, tree risk, permit coverage or inspection approval was independently determined.