PUBLIC TREES
New Bern Parks and Recreation is responsible for all Public Trees located in cemeteries, parks, City-owned open space, and/or street and sidewalk rights-of-way. If you notice an issue with any public tree, please contact us at (252)639-2920, or click here to email Ally Leggett, or fill out one of the forms listed below and return to:
New Bern Parks and Recreation is responsible for all Public Trees located in cemeteries, parks, City-owned open space, and/or street and sidewalk rights-of-way. If you notice an issue with any public tree, please contact us at (252)639-2920, or click here to email Ally Leggett, or fill out one of the forms listed below and return to:
New Bern Parks & Recreation
1307 Country Club Road
New Bern, NC 28562
Tree Evaluation Request Form
New or Replacement Tree Request Form
Tree Removal Appeal Form
Public Trees Ordinance
TREES ON PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Development Services coordinates Tree Removal Permits for any trees on private or commercial property. Permits are required for the following areas:
A Local Historic District
Tree Removal Permit and Certificate of Appropriateness (COA)
(New Bern Historic District, and Riverside Historic District)
A National Register Historic District
Tree Removal Permit
(Degraffenreid, Ghent Neighborhood 1 and 2, and Lawson Creek)
A Commercial Development
(due to buffer requirements)
Tree Removal Permit Click here for an interactive map of New Bern historic areas and buildings
For questions regarding trees on private or commercial property,
Please contact Kendrick Stanton (Zoning Administrator) at (252)639-7582 or
Matt Schelly (City Planner, Historic Preservation Administrator) at (252)639-7583.
Tree Replacement Map
This map shows trees that have recently been planted, or will be planted within the New Bern City Limits.
CLICK HERE
Are you interested in purchasing a tree for a right-of-way or in a park?
Click here to learn more about the Tree Purchase Program
New or Replacement Tree Request Form
Tree Removal Appeal Form
Public Trees Ordinance
TREES ON PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Development Services coordinates Tree Removal Permits for any trees on private or commercial property. Permits are required for the following areas:
A Local Historic District
Tree Removal Permit and Certificate of Appropriateness (COA)
(New Bern Historic District, and Riverside Historic District)
A National Register Historic District
Tree Removal Permit
(Degraffenreid, Ghent Neighborhood 1 and 2, and Lawson Creek)
A Commercial Development
(due to buffer requirements)
Tree Removal Permit Click here for an interactive map of New Bern historic areas and buildings
For questions regarding trees on private or commercial property,
Please contact Kendrick Stanton (Zoning Administrator) at (252)639-7582 or
Matt Schelly (City Planner, Historic Preservation Administrator) at (252)639-7583.
Tree Replacement Map
This map shows trees that have recently been planted, or will be planted within the New Bern City Limits.
CLICK HERE
Are you interested in purchasing a tree for a right-of-way or in a park?
Click here to learn more about the Tree Purchase Program