Seminole County only requires a Florida Fish & Wildlife Shoreline alteration permit.
For any lake greater than 10 acres, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Aquatic Plant Management guidelines allow for homeowners to clear non-woody plants (no trees) from 50% or 50 feet of their shoreline (whichever is less) by physical or mechanical means to create an access corridor which allows for navigation to open water without a permit from the State.
However, a permit from FWC is required for the use of herbicides and
for the removal of any plants outside this access corridor.
For any lake greater than 10 acres, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Aquatic Plant Management guidelines allow for homeowners to clear non-woody plants (no trees) from 50% or 50 feet of their shoreline (whichever is less) by physical or mechanical means to create an access corridor which allows for navigation to open water without a permit from the State.
However, a permit from FWC is required for the use of herbicides and
for the removal of any plants outside this access corridor.
