Tree Trimming and Removal in Bloomingdale

Tree Removal In Bloomingdale Depends On Lot Size

In Bloomingdale, the size of your lot decides a good deal about the paperwork. Section 11-16-3(A) of the village code requires a tree removal permit for any live tree six inches or more in diameter at 4½ feet above ground, or two or more trees totaling 12 inches, on residentially zoned property of one acre or more, on nonresidential property of any size, and in planned-development common areas or landscape easements visible from a street. The fee is $100. A typical lot under an acre is not on that list, though the code never states an exemption outright. That is why tree removal Bloomingdale owners ask us about starts with the plat of survey.

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Bloomingdale’s Two Tree Chapters

Private trees fall under Title 11, Chapter 16, Tree Preservation. Under § 11-16-4, applications come from the Building Department and go to the Building Commissioner, who reviews them “within approximately three (3) weeks.” The application has to give the name and address of the contractor responsible for the removal. Accepted reasons include a dying tree, a safety hazard, a tree “diseased or weakened by age, storm, fire or other injury,” and a fast-growing, short-lived softwood; the code names box elder, mountain ash, mulberry, poplar, Siberian elm, silver maple, tree of heaven and willow. No single removed tree can require more than three 3-inch replacement trees.

Parkways fall under Title 8, Chapter 2. Section 8-2-3-2 requires a permit to plant, remove, prune or otherwise maintain any tree in a public place or parkway unless you are the Director of Public Works, a designee, or a village contractor, applied for at least two working days ahead. The owner pays for removal and replacement, and the director may ask for a performance bond. The fee schedule we read lists only the $100 tree preservation/removal fee, so the parkway permit charge could not be confirmed. Section 8-2-4 sets fines of $50 to $750 per offense, each day counted separately, plus restitution for public trees over six inches figured by the ISA Trunk Formula Method.

When a replacement is required, The Morton Arboretum’s tree guidance is a good way to pick something longer-lived than the softwoods the code lists.

From Meacham’s Grove To Stratford Square

The Meacham family settled here in 1833, at what was called Meacham’s Grove, making Bloomingdale one of the earliest settlements in what is now DuPage County; the county annexed the area from Cook in 1839. The Chicago-Galena Highway, now Lake Street, made it a stagecoach stop. The village incorporated in 1889 and reincorporated on June 18, 1923, when its northern portion became Roselle. It held 338 people in 1950 and 12,659 by 1980, and it is now home to Stratford Square Mall and 22,382 residents as of 2020.

The softwood list is worth knowing before you apply: on a covered lot, being a silver maple or a willow is, by itself, one of the listed grounds for a permit. Section 11-16-5(B) also lets the village remove a dead or diseased private tree that is a hazard or harbors insects or disease if the owner fails to respond within ten days of a certified-mail notice, and bill the owner.

What We Handle In Bloomingdale

• Tree and bush removal — permit filed first on acre-plus and nonresidential lots, with the replacement plan worked out up front
• Trimming and pruning — to the § 8-2-3-5 clearances of 10 feet over sidewalks, 12 over streets and 16 over truck routes
• Stump grinding — cleared to grade so a 3-inch replacement tree can go in
• Storm response, 24 hours a day

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Every tree removal Bloomingdale quote we write starts with the lot size, because the code does. Send the address and lot size; that tells us whether § 11-16-3 is in play before we quote. Call 708-424-5885 or look through the rest of our DuPage County service area. Neighboring work: Roselle, Carol Stream.