Reforestation Fund Calculations

Values of Removed Trees - USFS

Recognizing Tree Hazards - Trees Are Good

Reforestation Fund Tree Mitigation Calculation

From document established in 1995 by the building official.

The replacement value for one tree begins with a base of $1,090.00 for an 8-inch caliper protected tree, then an additional $36.00 for every inch above 8 inches.

The reforestation fund total cost diminishes equally with each inch replaced through other Article X provisions for mitigation.

For example: You are required to mitigate two (10" oak and 12" elm) trees (a total of 22" of removal) with a total replacement value of $2,396.00. If you plant 16 inches of new trees on your lot, you will have mitigated 72.7% (16"/ 22") of the required mitigation. The remaining mitigation that could be applied to the fund option would come to $654.11 (27.3% of $2,396.00), payable to the Dallas Urban Reforestation Fund.

Mitigation Calculations

Caliper Replacement Cost (Comparison to $100/in.)*

8 $1,090 $800

9 $1,126 $900

10 $1,162 $1,000

11 $1,198 $1,100

12 $1,234 $1,200 (lower)

13 $1,270 $1,300 (higher)

14 $1,306 $1,400

15 $1,342 $1,500

16 $1,378 $1,600

17 $1,414 $1,700

18 $1,450 $1,800

19 $1,486 $1,900

20 $1,522 $2,000

21 $1,558 $2,100

22 $1,594 $2,200

23 $1,630 $2,300

24 $1,666 $2,400

25 $1,702 $2,500

26 $1,738 $2,600

27 $1,774 $2,700

28 $1,810 $2,800

29 $1,846 $2,900

30 $1,882 $3,000

31 $1,918 $3,100

32 $1,954 $3,200

33 $1,990 $3,300

34 $2,026 $3,400

35 $2,062 $3,500

36 $2,098 $3,600

37 $2,134 $3,700

38 $2,170 $3,800

39 $2,206 $3,900

40 $2,242 $4,000

41 $2,278 $4,100

42 $2,314 $4,200

* - not in Reforestation Value document.