--- title: Can I Remove a Tree at Tahoe to Improve My Lake View? url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/can-i-remove-a-tree-for-a-lake-view/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Questions and answers](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/) - [Lake Tahoe tree work](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/) - Can I remove a tree at Tahoe to improve my lake view? # Can I remove a tree at Tahoe to improve my lake view? TRPA decides, and we cannot promise a yes. The TRPA page we read lists permit thresholds and fire-safety removal but gives no view exception, so a request for a lake view is a question to put to its forester before any work. ## What the thresholds say TRPA requires a permit to remove a live tree larger than 14 inches diameter at breast height. On a lakeshore lot, the line drops to 6 inches for trees between the house and the lake, which is exactly where view trees tend to stand. Trees in stream environment zones or the backshore, and trees planted or retained under an earlier permit, need a permit at any size. Trees under those sizes outside sensitive areas generally need no tree removal permit, but cutting live branches from the upper two-thirds of a tree does, unless an exception applies. ## Why the answer is not ours Whether a view is a good enough reason for TRPA to approve a permit is a question for the agency. The page we read does not list one, and we did not find a published view standard, so we do not guess. TRPA notes that a forester visits the property, assesses the trees and issues a permit for any trees they mark. The agency's forester can be reached at (775) 589-5294 and applications can be submitted online. Ask for the answer in writing for your parcel. ## What we can do Our ISA Certified Arborists can tell you the diameter, the tree's condition and what a pruned alternative would involve, which the forester may ask about. Measure your tree first with the checker in [the Tahoe permit guide](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tahoe-tree-removal-permits-dbh/); breast height is 4.5 feet above the ground on the uphill side. If the work is allowed, our crews do removal and trimming with a crane or boom truck when the site needs it. Do not start without the agency's go-ahead. Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) or use the [free estimate form](https://battleborntreeservice.com/free-estimate/). ### Sources - [Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Trees and Defensible Space](https://www.trpa.gov/trees-and-defensible-space/) (read October 17, 2026) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. [Free estimate](#quote) ### Keep reading - [Tahoe tree removal permits: the 14-inch rule and how to measure DBH](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tahoe-tree-removal-permits-dbh/) - [Can I prune a Tahoe tree without a permit?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/can-i-prune-a-tahoe-tree-without-a-permit/) - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/tree-removal/) - [Lake Tahoe, Nevada side](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/lake-tahoe-nevada/) - [Lake Tahoe tree work questions](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/) ### Terms on this page [TRPA (Tahoe Regional Planning Agency)](https://battleborntreeservice.com/glossary/trpa/) [The full glossary](https://battleborntreeservice.com/glossary/) ### All lake tahoe tree work questions - [Lake Tahoe tree work questions](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/) ## Related lake tahoe tree work questions [Who handles defensible-space tree permits at Lake Tahoe?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/who-handles-defensible-space-tree-permits-at-tahoe/) [Do you work in South Lake Tahoe, Truckee or Tahoe City?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/do-you-work-in-south-lake-tahoe-truckee-or-tahoe-city/) [Does a dead tree at Lake Tahoe need a permit?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/does-a-dead-tree-at-tahoe-need-a-permit/) [Can I prune a Tahoe tree without a permit?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/can-i-prune-a-tahoe-tree-without-a-permit/) [Previous question: Who handles defensible-space tree permits at Lake Tahoe?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/lake-tahoe/who-handles-defensible-space-tree-permits-at-tahoe/)