Building Permit Fee Schedule Update – Effective April 15, 2026

Lee County Community Development has updated its permit fee schedule to better align the fees with the cost of providing permitting and inspection services. Fees will be assessed using the fee schedule in effect on the date they are added to the permit record.

Visit our Building Permit Fee Schedule webpage to learn more.

Protected Tree List

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​COMMON NAME​SCIENTIFIC NAMEPICTURES
​​American Elm​Ulmus americana​​
​Bald Cypress​Taxodium distichum​picture of protected treepicture of protected treepicture of protected tree​
​Black Gum/Black Tupelo​Nyssa sylvatica​
​Black Mangrove​Avicennia germinans​picture of protected tree
​Black Olive​Bucida buceras​picture of protected treepicture of protected tree​
​Bluejack Oak​Quercus incana​picture of protected tree
​Buckthorn/Tough Bumelia​Bumelia tenax​
​Buttonwood​Conocarpus erecta​picture of protected tree
​Cabbage Palm​Sabal palmetto​picture of protected treepicture of protected tree​
​Cat Claw​Pithecellobium unguis-cati​picture of protected tree
​Chapman Oak​Quercus chapmani​
​Cherry Laurel​Prunus caroliniana​
​Coastal-Plan Willow​Salix caroliniana​
​Coconut Palm​Cocos nucifera​picture of protected treepicture of protected tree​
​Dahoon Holly​Ilex cassine​picture of protected tree
​Florida Privet​Forestiera segregata​picture of protected tree
​Geiger Tree​Cordia sebestena​picture of protected tree
​Gumbo Limbo​Bursera simaruba​picture of protected tree
​Hackberry​Celtis laevigata​picture of protected tree
​Hercules Club​Zanthoxylum clava-herculis​
​Ironwood​Eugenia confusa​
​Jamaica Caper​Capparis cynophallophora​picture of protected tree
​Jamaica Dogwood​Piscidia piscipula​​picture of protected tree
​Joewood​Jacquinia keyensis​picture of protected treepicture of protected treepicture of protected tree
​Laurel Oak​Quercus laurifolia​
​Live Oak​Quercus virginiana​picture of protected tree
​​Loblolly Bay​Gordonia lasianthus​
​Long-leaf Pine​Pinus palustris​
​Mastic​Mastichodendron foetidissimum​
​Myrtle Oak​Quercus myrtifolia​picture of protected tree
​Paradise Tree​Simarouba glauca​picture of protected tree
​Persimmon​Diospyros virginiana​
​Pigeon Plum​Coccoloba diversifolia​picture of protected tree
​Pignut Hickory​Carya glabra​
​Pond Apple​Annona glabra picture of protected tree​
​Pond Cypress​Taxodium ascendens​picture of protected treepicture of protected tree
​Pop Ash​Fraxines caroliniana​picture of protected tree​
​​Red Bay​Persea borbonia​
​Red Mangrove​Rhizophora mangle​picture of protected tree
​Red Maple​Acer rubrum​picture of protected tree
​Red Mulberry​Morus rubra​picture of protected tree
​Red Stopper​Eugenia rhombea​picture of protected tree
​Royal Palm​Roystonea elata​
​Sabal Palm​Cabbage palm​picture of protected tree
​Sand Live Oak​Quercus virginiana geminata​
​Satinleaf​Chrysophyllum oliviforme​picture of protected tree
​Sea Grape​Coccoloba uvifera​picture of protected tree
​Short-Leaf Fig​Ficus citrifolia​picture of protected tree
​Silver Palm​Coccothrinax argentata​picture of protected tree
​Simpson Stopper​Myrcianthes fragrans​picture of protected tree
​Slash Pine​Pinus elliottii​picture of protected tree
​Spanish Stopper​Eugenia myrtoides​picture of protected tree
​South Florida Slash Pine​Pinus elliottii var densa​
​Southern Magnolia​Magnolia grandiflora​picture of protected tree
​Southern Red Cedar​Junperus silicicola​picture of protected tree
​Southern Sumac​Rhus copallina​picture of protected tree
​Strangler Fig​Ficus aurea​picture of protected tree
​Swamp Bay​Persea palustris​
​Swamp Dogwood​Cornus foemina​
​Sweet Acacia​Acacia farnesiana​picture of protected tree
​Sweet Gum​Liquidambar styraciflua​
​Sweetbay​Magnolia virginiana​
​Sycamore​Platanus occidentalis​
​Tallow Wood​Ximenia americana​
​Turkey Oak​Quercus laevis​
​Water Hickory​Carya aquatica​
​Water Oak​Quercus nigra​
​West Indian Mahogany​Swietenia mahogoni​
​White Stopper​Eugenia axillaris​picture of protected tree​
​White Mangrove​Laguncularia racemosa​
​Wild Tamarind​​Lysiloma bahamensis​

 
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