Lookout Mountain, TN · checked Nov 12, 2026

Tree removal and trimming on Lookout Mountain, TN

Lookout Mountain has its own permit rule for tree companies and very small brush limits. After a storm, fallen trunks are the homeowner's job.

How this works: Chattanooga Tree Quotes is a free referral service, not a tree company. We pass your request to independent local tree pros, who may pay us for the referral. They quote, schedule and do the work; check their insurance before you hire. More about us.

Tree companies need a Town permit

Town Code Sec. 17-110 requires anyone performing tree trimming, landscaping, brush removal or similar services in town to obtain a permit from the Town of Lookout Mountain, renewed every January 1. Ask any company you hire whether it holds one.

Brush limits are small

The Town picks up limbs no thicker than 2 inches and no longer than 8 feet, "light enough for one person to reasonably lift," in piles up to 8 feet long, 4 wide and 4 high, behind the painted lane-edge stripe. Brush from commercial contractors is excluded.

After a storm

The Town may relax its brush policy after a severe storm and will pick up manageable limbs and EPB's line-clearing remnants. It will not remove the main trunks of fallen trees on residential property, or the part that lands in the road; homeowners must have those removed by a licensed contractor.

Burning

Lookout Mountain is in the Air Pollution Control Bureau's county permit area: $15, October 1 to April 30, no stumps.

Services

• Tree removal
• Emergency & storm
• Stump grinding
• Tree trimming
• Cost guide