Engage Your Government

County Offices - Insert a list of the relevant offices and their functions.

• DES offices - building, Chesapeake, stormwater, etc.

• Forestry

Questions to ask the Forester and the Department of Environmental Services about a private development plan.

• Can you provide a copy of the Tree Protection Plan?

• Are any trees in the highly regulated Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Areas (RPA)? Can this limit development decisions?

• Are there any designated specimen trees? Are there any champion/notable trees? Owner/developer can cut these, but the designation opens conversation of their recognized value.

• Are any portions of the trees on county property? Street trees are supposed to be protected to the maximum extent possible.

• Will the development affect tree roots of neighboring property trees?

• Will the development create stormwater runoff problems? Can trees be preserved in order to meet