# Land clearing for Flagler Beach lots, FL

> Lot clearing and tree work in Flagler Beach, FL: the city's clearing and grading review, tree removal permits, the fine for removal without one, coastal lots.

URL: https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/service-areas/flagler-beach/

Flagler Beach, Flagler County

Building on a tight coastal lot, or just want the brush and old stumps gone? We clear Flagler Beach lots under the city's own review, keeping the palms and oaks you bought the lot for.

![Small coastal lot in Flagler Beach with sabal palms and oaks being cleared around a house site](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/images/small-coastal-lot-in-flagler-beach-with-sabal-palms-and-oaks-being-cleared-around-a-house-site-800.webp)

*A narrow coastal lot opened around the house site, palms and oaks kept.*

**What changes a clearing job in Flagler Beach**

- **$75**: city clearing and grading review fee (City of Flagler Beach fee and fine schedule)
- **$500**: fine for tree or native vegetation removed without approval, in lieu of replacement (City of Flagler Beach fee and fine schedule)

Start with the land

## Which Flagler Beach job is this?

1. **Building on a small coastal lot** A house site squeezed between neighbors, often with palms and oaks worth keeping and little room for machines. [Lot clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/lot-clearing/)
2. **Palms and oaks you want to keep** The city's tree bank fees run $220 to $580 per tree, so every keeper is one less replacement. [Selective clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/selective-clearing/)
3. **An overgrown side or back yard** Brush, vines and saplings cut back without removing protected trees. [Brush clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/brush-clearing/)
4. **Stumps from an earlier removal** Ground below grade in a lawn or beside a driveway, with grindings kept out of the street drainage. [Stump grinding](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/stump-grinding/)

Services

## Clearing services for Flagler Beach land

After the house permit

### [Lot clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/lot-clearing/)

A platted lot opened for the slab, driveway and utilities once the home permit is issued, with the keepers marked, silt fence up and the swale left clean.

Keeping the good trees

### [Selective clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/selective-clearing/)

Brush and unwanted trees out around the oaks and pines you are keeping, with the keepers flagged before any machine arrives and the permit list in order.

Palmetto and underbrush

### [Brush clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/brush-clearing/)

Saw palmetto, gallberry, wax myrtle and vines cut back to ground level, including the brush Palm Coast treats as a fire hazard beside a home.

Below grade

### [Stump grinding](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/stump-grinding/)

Stumps ground below grade in lawns, along driveways and in the yard, with a plain answer on when a stump has to come out whole instead.

Roots out under the slab

### [Clearing and grubbing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/clearing-and-grubbing/)

Clearing takes what is above ground. Grubbing pulls the stumps, roots and buried organics out of the house footprint so the pad starts on clean sand.

Brush ground in place

### [Forestry mulching](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/forestry-mulching/)

Palmetto, brush and small trees ground where they stand into a mulch layer. Roots stay in the ground, so it suits yards, buffers and acreage, not a slab.

How the work runs

## How a Flagler Beach job usually runs

1. **Permit path first** We start with the city's own process: its planning division reviews tree removal, and clearing and grading gets its own review.
2. **Trees and tight access** We flag and fence your keepers, list the permit trees and plan the machine route on a lot with neighbors close on both sides.
3. **Clearing** Silt fence up, then the brush and permitted trees out, the house footprint grubbed, and the debris trucked or mulched.
4. **Stable hand-off** We leave the disturbed ground ready for sod and the street side clean, and walk the lot with you or your builder.

Last Updated: November 8, 2026

Flagler Beach is a small coastal city on both sides of the Intracoastal Waterway, south and east of Palm Coast, and it builds slowly: the Census Bureau’s counts show between 26 and 82 single-family homes a year from 2020 through 2025, with 60 in the most recent year. [Sunward Palm Coast Land Clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/) clears lots, cuts brush and grinds stumps in Flagler Beach, and the first thing we tell owners is that the city runs its own process. Palm Coast’s rules stop at the city line.

The city’s Planning and Architectural Reviews Division reviews tree removal requests, and its fee and fine schedule lists a separate clearing and grading review at $75. Trees removed with approval can need replacement, and the city’s tree bank fund matches the amounts used nearby: $220 for a 2-inch shade tree or 1.5-inch understory tree, $275 for a sabal palm and $580 for a 3.5-inch shade tree. Removing trees or native vegetation without approval is listed at $500 after the fact, in lieu of replacement, and the schedule even lists a $50 item for clearing around water meters, a reminder that service connections sit along the street side of most lots. On a lot where the palms and oaks are part of why you bought it, those numbers make [selective clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/selective-clearing/) the natural approach: we keep what can be kept and plan the rest with the permit.

The ground varies across the city. A soil sample inside Flagler Beach finds a Narcoossee and Welaka complex over shell, from somewhat poorly to well drained, which is different from the wet flatwoods sand west of the river. Lots are small and close together, so access is what we plan hardest: a tracked machine, a truck for logs and a silt fence along the street all have to fit between the neighbors’ driveways. We [mulch](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/forestry-mulching/) the brush where it can stay and truck out the rest, because [burning](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/guide/burning-land-clearing-debris-flagler-county/) can’t meet Florida’s 300-foot residential setback on a city lot.

## How we clear a Flagler Beach lot

The order is the same as any new home lot. We settle the permit path, flag the survey trees as kept or removed, put up the silt fence and then clear. We grub the slab and driveway area to clean sand and grind stumps elsewhere below grade, as on a [Palm Coast lot clearing](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/lot-clearing/) job. Gopher tortoises dig in dry sandy ground, and work within 25 feet of a burrow needs an FWC permit first, so we look before the machine does. We leave the disturbed ground ready for sod, as our [after clearing guide](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/guide/after-land-clearing/) explains. Our prices follow the same typical ranges as the rest of the area, set out in the [land clearing cost guide](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/guide/land-clearing-cost-palm-coast/).

Why the order matters

## How a Flagler Beach clearing is scoped

### The city's rules, not Palm Coast's

Flagler Beach reviews its own clearing and tree removal, so we write your scope to its process from the start.

### After-the-fact costs more

Removing protected vegetation without approval can bring a $500 fine in lieu of replacement, so the permit comes first.

### No burning on small lots

Florida's 300-foot residential setback rules out burning between neighbors, so we mulch or haul the debris.

Places, routes and the permit office

## Flagler Beach on the map

### Landmarks that matter to clearing

- **Flagler Beach Planning and Architectural Reviews Division**: reviews tree removal permit requests
- **The Intracoastal Waterway**: separates the mainland side of the city from the barrier island

### Routes in

- SR A1A
- SR 100
- I-95

### Permit office

City of Flagler Beach Planning and Architectural Reviews Division: tree removal permit requests and the clearing and grading review.

*Flagler Beach and its neighbors, plotted from each area's center-point coordinates. Not a parcel map; boundaries are not shown.*

## Clearing in Flagler Beach: questions

### Who handles tree removal permits in Flagler Beach?

The City of Flagler Beach Planning and Architectural Reviews Division reviews tree removal permit requests. Clearing and grading has its own city review, listed at $75 in the fee schedule.

### What happens if trees are removed in Flagler Beach without a permit?

The city's fee and fine schedule lists $500 for tree or native vegetation removed after the fact, in lieu of replacement. Getting the review first is cheaper and keeps the project moving.

### What does land clearing cost in Flagler Beach?

Our typical range for clearing a quarter-acre lot is $800 to $3,000, with stumps pulled and debris hauled pushing it up. City items are separate: the $75 clearing and grading review and any tree bank payments of $220 to $580 per tree.

### Are Flagler Beach rules the same as Palm Coast's?

No. Flagler Beach is its own city with its own planning division, fee schedule and review process, so a Palm Coast permit or rule doesn't carry over.

### Can clearing debris be burned on a Flagler Beach lot?

Almost never. Florida's rules set residential pile burns 300 feet from occupied buildings other than the owner's and 100 feet from paved roads, which a city lot can't meet. Brush is mulched and logs are hauled.

## Nearby service areas

- [**Palm Coast**About 7 miles between center points](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/)
- [**Beverly Beach**About 3 miles between center points](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/service-areas/beverly-beach/)
- [**Bunnell**About 12 miles between center points](https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/service-areas/bunnell/)

Get a Flagler Beach clearing estimate

Send the address, what you plan to build or keep, and a few photos from the street.

[(386) 465-4658](tel:+13864654658)

- **Mon-Fri**: 8am-6pm
- **Sat-Sun**: 9am-2pm

Outside these hours, emergency calls only.

## Contact Sunward Palm Coast Land Clearing

- Phone: [(386) 465-4658](tel:+13864654658)
- Email: [office@sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com](mailto:office@sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com)
- Address: 18 Market Ave, Palm Coast, FL 32164
- Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-2pm (America/New_York). Outside these hours, emergency calls only.
- Request an estimate: https://sunwardpalmcoastlandclearing.com/contact/#estimate