Storm-debris cleanup, a single specimen tree or overgrown hedge removed with the paperwork handled correctly, and small-lot clearing ahead of an addition — built-out city lots, not acreage. Lake Worth Beach runs its own Building Division and keeps designated historic districts where an exterior change like removing a street-visible tree needs a second sign-off before work proceeds. We know that process and confirm it before the machine shows up. Bobcat T740 with a 60" grapple, $385/day with an operator. (561) 779-3213.
Lake Worth Beach is an incorporated city with its own City of Lake Worth Beach Building Division, at 1900 2nd Avenue North, running its own online permit portal — a genuinely separate approval process from the unincorporated-county process that governs Loxahatchee and The Acreage. We haven't confirmed the Building Division's current phone number ourselves — confirm it directly with the City before you call them. That does not change what the Bobcat T740 and its 60" grapple can do here — storm-debris cleanup, a specimen tree or hedge removed, small-lot clearing ahead of an addition, and grading — but it does change exactly who signs off, and in parts of this city that sign-off runs deeper than a standard building permit.
Lake Worth Beach keeps several designated local historic districts — College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park, and the Old Town Commercial District. Inside those districts, exterior changes are reviewed for historic appropriateness alongside the standard permit — and that reasonably reaches removing a street-visible specimen tree or hedge, not just changes to a structure. We treat that second sign-off as a live question on any job inside these districts from the first site walk, rather than something discovered mid-project. We are honest about where we stand: we don't have a confirmed named land-clearing job inside Lake Worth Beach yet. What we do have is the credential stack this city's process actually checks — a statewide General Contractor license that needs no additional local certification, full insurance, and a real reason to trust the paperwork gets filed correctly the first time.
Tell us the address, the neighborhood, and what needs clearing — storm debris, a specimen tree or hedge, or a small lot ahead of an addition — and you'll get a straight answer within 24 hours, and a free walk of the site before any number gets written. (561) 779-3213.
The same T740 and grapple that clears Loxahatchee and Boynton Beach lots is the one that shows up for a Lake Worth Beach job.
The Jobs a Lake Worth Beach Property Actually Asks For
Lake Worth Beach is a built-out, small-lot coastal city — bungalows from the 1910s–1935 in College Park and Old Lucerne, filled in by a 1940s–50s concrete-block wave across the surrounding streets. That is a different job mix from a 1.25-acre Acreage lot, and naming which of these is yours is what turns a wide range into a real number.
1 · Storm-debris cleanup
Lake Worth Beach is a coastal city sitting in Florida's Wind-Borne Debris Region — downed trees and limbs after a named storm are a bigger share of realistic local demand here than raw acreage reclamation.
2 · A specimen tree or overgrown hedge, removed the right way
Inside College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park and the Old Town Commercial District, a street-visible tree or hedge removal reasonably needs a Certificate of Appropriateness reviewed alongside the City permit before it comes out.
3 · Small-lot clearing ahead of an addition
These are built-out city lots, not acreage — clearing ahead of an addition or teardown-rebuild means a small, bounded footprint, priced by our standard day rate rather than a per-acre band.
4 · Overgrowth on older housing stock
Decades-old plantings on the 1910s–1935 bungalow lots and the surrounding 1940s–50s concrete-block streets regularly outgrow their space; grubbing and grading ahead of a resale or remodel is a routine call here.
5 · Grading, haul-off or mulch-in-place
The finish that fits a small city lot — level and build-ready, or chipped and left as a mulch layer for a yard that just needs to stop growing back.
And the sixth: fence-line and easement clearing
On the tight lots typical of this city, a fence line or drainage easement choked with growth is a common, bounded job — priced by the day, not the acre.
The Historic Districts — What Makes Lake Worth Beach Different
Lake Worth Beach's housing stock tells its own story: bungalows built roughly 1910s–1935 in College Park and Old Lucerne, followed by a 1940s–50s concrete-block wave that filled in the surrounding streets. The City has designated several of these older neighborhoods as local historic districts — College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park, and the Old Town Commercial District.
Inside those districts, exterior changes are reviewed for historic appropriateness through a Certificate of Appropriateness — a second sign-off that sits alongside, not instead of, the standard permit. That reasonably reaches removing a street-visible specimen tree or overgrown hedge, since it changes the district's streetscape the same way an exterior building change would. We do not have the exact current tree- or vegetation-removal permit name or any caliper threshold verified from the City's own published code, and we won't guess at one — we confirm the specific requirement with the City for your address before any work is scheduled, and we recommend you do the same if you are pricing the job yourself.
Outside these six named districts, a specimen-tree or hedge job runs through the standard City permit process at the Building Division, 1900 2nd Avenue North, with no separate historic review.
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The plain-English version. If your address is inside College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park or the Old Town Commercial District, a street-visible tree or hedge removal likely needs a Certificate of Appropriateness on top of the City permit. We confirm the exact requirement with the City before any number gets written.
Coastal City, Wind-Borne Debris Region
Lake Worth Beach sits directly on the coast, inside Florida's Wind-Borne Debris Region. That doesn't change the permit picture, but it does change the realistic job mix — storm-debris cleanup after a named storm, downed limbs and trees, and post-storm lot restoration make up a bigger share of the calls we get here than raw acreage reclamation ever would. We price storm cleanup at our standard $385/day rate, the same as everywhere else in Palm Beach County.
What It Costs in Lake Worth Beach
No Lake Worth Beach surcharge — the same day rate we quote everywhere else in Palm Beach County. These are small city lots, so most jobs here are priced by the day, not the acre.
Bounded jobs
Storm debris, one specimen tree or hedge, a fence line, small-lot clearing ahead of an addition
$385 · half-day to one day
The T740 with grapple and an operator, at the same $385/day rate quoted everywhere on this site.
Larger or multi-day scope
Priced by scope, not by an acreage table
These are built-out city lots, not the 1.25-acre reclamation jobs our acreage pricing bands are built around — see the general cost guide for how the factors that move price work, and get a free walk for your real number.
Where a Certificate of Appropriateness or other City review applies, budget for the City's own review fees separately — we name that cost on its own, not folded silently into our quote.
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Want your own number before you call? The estimator on the main land page takes three taps and gives you the same range we would quote on the phone, no email required. Price your job ↗
Honest About Where We Stand in Lake Worth Beach
We'd rather lead with the credential stack than dress up a job that isn't ours: we don't have a confirmed, named land-clearing project inside Lake Worth Beach yet. What we do have is a statewide Florida Certified General Contractor license, CGC1528750, that needs no additional local certification to operate here; a Certified Roofing Contractor license, CCC1332751, under the same company; EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm status, #NAT-F122701-2; full insurance; and a BBB A+ Accredited Business rating.
For the building-side view of this same city — remodels, roofing and the City's permitting process in full — see our contractor page for Lake Worth Beach.
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The walk is free, and knowing the historic-district rules cold is half of it. We name the actual scope, tell you honestly whether your job needs a Certificate of Appropriateness, a standard City permit, or neither, and give you the number in writing before any money changes hands. Bobcat T740 with 60" grapple and operator, $385/day. Licensed & insured, CGC1528750, EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm #NAT-F122701-2, BBB A+ Accredited Business.
A few miles inland, with HOA and condo-board sign-off in place of a historic district — the other side of Palm Beach County's built-out cities.
Land Clearing in Lake Worth Beach — FAQ
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Lake Worth Beach?
It depends on where the property sits. Lake Worth Beach runs its own City Building Division, at 1900 2nd Avenue North, with an online permit portal separate from unincorporated Palm Beach County. If the property is inside one of the City's designated historic districts, a specimen tree or hedge removal reasonably also needs a Certificate of Appropriateness. We confirm the exact requirement with the City for your address before any work is scheduled.
What is a Certificate of Appropriateness, and when does it apply?
It's the historic-district review Lake Worth Beach uses for exterior changes inside College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park and the Old Town Commercial District, reviewed alongside the standard City permit. Removing a street-visible specimen tree or hedge reasonably falls under this review. We haven't verified the exact permit name or any caliper threshold from the City's current code, and we confirm the specifics with the City rather than guess.
Which neighborhoods in Lake Worth Beach are historic districts?
College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park, and the Old Town Commercial District. College Park and Old Lucerne carry the city's oldest housing stock, bungalows built roughly 1910s–1935.
Is land clearing in Lake Worth Beach regulated by the county or the city?
The City. Lake Worth Beach runs its own city government and its own Building Division at 1900 2nd Avenue North, with its own online permit portal — a separate approval process from the unincorporated-county rules that govern areas like Loxahatchee and The Acreage. Confirm the Building Division's current phone number directly with the City.
A storm knocked down trees on my Lake Worth Beach property — what happens?
Storm cleanup is priced by our standard $385/day rate. Lake Worth Beach is a coastal city sitting in Florida's Wind-Borne Debris Region, so storm-debris cleanup is a bigger share of the realistic job mix here than raw acreage reclamation.
How much does land clearing cost in Lake Worth Beach?
Bounded jobs — storm debris, one specimen tree or hedge, a fence line, small-lot clearing ahead of an addition — run our standard $385/day rate with an operator included, half-day to one day, no Lake Worth Beach surcharge. These are small city lots rather than acreage, so we price by scope; see the general cost guide for the factors that move the number, and get a free walk for your real figure.
Have you done a land-clearing project inside Lake Worth Beach before?
Not yet a confirmed land-clearing job specifically, and we'd rather say that than dress up a project that isn't ours. We lead instead with the credential stack: CGC1528750, CCC1332751, EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm status, and BBB A+ accreditation — the same license and company that already permits and inspects work across Palm Beach County.
Are you licensed and insured to clear land in Lake Worth Beach?
Yes. Bell Land Services operates under Bell Engineering and Construction Corporation, Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1528750 — a statewide license that needs no additional local certification to operate in Lake Worth Beach — fully insured, EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm #NAT-F122701-2, and a BBB A+ Accredited Business.
What areas of Lake Worth Beach do you serve?
All of it — the historic districts of College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park and the Old Town Commercial District, and the surrounding 1940s–50s concrete-block neighborhoods.
