[justjim]

Remember restrictions are complaint driven. In the future we will have a "hard freeze" and folks will see their queen palms will not handle such a freeze. It's not if----only when and we are due.

[billethkid]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

You may not believe me, but palm trees are not trees.
They are grasses. Wonder if that means you don't need approval to take them down....

Palm Trees are technically really big grass! - OMG Facts

More a weed than grass.
In any case just mow the grass/pull the weed.....doing yourself a favor!

[VillagesFlorida]

Originally Posted by Bryan

CFrance, you (and everyone who contemplates similar actions) should read the deed restrictions you signed when you purchased in TV. You can no more remove a tree over 4" in diameter than you can paint your house Shocking Red or cover your lawn in pink flamingos unless/until you get the proper approvals from the Architectural Review Committee (ARC). In your Villages Phone Book, on pages 7 and 8, is information on Community Standards. On pages 9 and 10 is a blank ARC Home / Property Alteration Application Form that you can copy and use, if you need to.

A year or so ago we took our completed ARC Home/Property Alteration Application Form to their office so that we could get permission to remove a tree, about 7" or 8" in diameter. When it was learned that we live in a courtyard villa neighborhood we were told " If you live in a villa you do not need permission to remove a tree."

[n8xwb]

This has gotten a bit off track......can anyone answer the original question?