Land Clearing
We clear house lots and acreage start to finish, with trees and stumps out roots and all. The ground is left level, with the debris hauled off or mulched in place.
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Daytona Beach is growing west of I-95, along LPGA Boulevard and Tomoka Farms Road. Much of that land sits on flatwoods sand that drains poorly, with pockets of muck. Before a house or a driveway goes in, the lot has to be cleared and leveled. Wet ground and the city's tree and wildfire rules shape that work.
BW Clearing is based in Melbourne. Daytona Beach is part of our service area, at its north edge, about 90 road miles up I-95. For homes, barns, shops and new builds, our land clearing service takes trees and stumps out roots and all. Call or text (904) 719-0443 for a free quote in writing.
Tell us about the lot or acreage, the work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing.
Daytona Beach counted 72,647 people at the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate is 88,471, up about 22 percent. That year the city issued permits for 529 new single-family homes, by the Bureau's permit survey.
Much of the newest housing is west of I-95. Census estimates put about 7 in 10 homes around LPGA Boulevard and Tomoka Farms Road at 2010 or newer. A raw lot headed for a new house starts with site preparation, a plan for what stays and what goes.
East of I-95, toward the Halifax River, the housing is older. Across the city, the median home was built in 1981, and more than a quarter date from before 1970. A lot there falls under the same city tree rules as new acreage out west.
USDA soil maps show Pomona fine sand under more of the city than any other soil. It is poorly drained, with water within a foot of the surface about three months in most years. Its native cover is slash and longleaf pine over saw palmetto.
Low spots west of I-95 hold Samsula muck, which stays wet except in long dry spells. The USDA's reference site for that soil is about 2.5 miles northwest of the I-95 and US 92 interchange. Daytona sand, a better-drained soil, sits on low ridges and knolls. Land around LPGA Boulevard drains to the Tomoka River, by the state's basin maps.
FEMA's flood maps put much of the land west of I-95 in high-risk flood zones. The city code sets a new home's floor at least 12 inches above the crown of the road out front. The city's engineering division can approve other heights. On a low lot, we spread fill and rough grade the pad as excavating and dirt work.
Inside city limits, the Land Development Code requires a Tree Removal Permit before land disturbing work. A building permit or an approved site plan can cover that work instead. For a new building, Permits and Licensing asks for a tree permit form with two site plans.
Healthy trees 12 inches or more across, measured 4 feet up, are specimen trees, except pines and nuisance trees. A development keeps a share of its specimen trees, based on how many stand per acre. Healthy live oaks and bald cypress 36 inches or more across stay unless the City Commission approves removal. Kept trees get a sturdy fence, and city staff inspect it before land disturbing work starts.
West of I-95, the Fire Chief rates the wildfire hazard when new building sits beside heavy woods. A Wildfire Protection Zone can call for a cleared path wide enough for fire trucks, generally at least 14 feet. About 7 miles west, the 1998 wildfires burned about 15,000 acres of Tiger Bay State Forest. Where a firewise maintenance plan applies, bush hogging with the skid steer mower cuts palmetto and brush back down.
On unincorporated land outside the city, Volusia County's tree code applies. It counts a woody plant with a trunk 6 inches or more across, measured 4.5 feet up, as a tree. Taking one out needs a tree removal permit from the county forester, through Environmental Permitting.
The code exempts some land, such as an owner-occupied home lot in single-family zoning and land in agricultural use. Nuisance trees on the county's list, such as melaleuca and camphor tree, are exempt too. A home lot's tree permit calls for a tree survey, and the permit is posted on the job site.
The state wildlife agency, FWC, requires a permit before work within 25 feet of a gopher tortoise burrow. Work in a wetland can need a state permit. All of Volusia County is in the St. Johns River Water Management District. Before digging or stump pulling, Florida law calls for a Sunshine 811 notice at least 2 full business days ahead.
Communities and areas we serve around Daytona Beach: LPGA Boulevard, Tomoka Farms Road, Williamson Boulevard, International Speedway Boulevard (US 92), Beville Road, Clyde Morris Boulevard, Nova Road, Mason Avenue, Midtown, Madison Heights, Port Orange, the Tomoka River basin.
Daytona Beach ZIP codes served: 32114, 32117, 32118, 32119, 32124.
Daytona Beach is part of our service area. We look at the land first, then put a free quote in writing.
(904) 719-0443 We clear house lots and acreage start to finish, with trees and stumps out roots and all. The ground is left level, with the debris hauled off or mulched in place.
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The disc mulcher on our skid steer grinds palmetto and small trees into mulch where they stand. The wood stays on the lot, and the ground stays covered.
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We cut overgrown lots and pasture down with a hydraulic three-blade brush mower on our skid steer. It cuts dense brush and small trees up to about 5 inches.
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New dirt and gravel driveways and access roads for rural lots and job sites. We grade the base, then lay and press the material the way you ask.
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We level lots and dig ponds, and the dirt goes where your plan needs it. All of our excavating stays above ground.
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We cut down the high spots and spread that dirt into the low ones. Lots, pads and pasture end up level and graded so rain runs off.
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We dig earth ponds on lots and acreage with a rented excavator. The dirt can raise a house pad or fill low ground on the same lot.
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We haul off the trees, limbs, root balls and rock that land clearing leaves behind. Storm debris after a hurricane is part of the work too.
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We clear Brazilian pepper thickets and other invasive trees from lot edges and fence lines. The tree puller lifts the trunks out roots and all, so far less is left to resprout.
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We plan the clearing with you before any machine runs. Then we get your raw lot ready for a new house or barn.
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Pole barn shops, garages, barns and barndominium shells, with insulated options and fencing. We clear the land and level the pad before the first post goes in.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Daytona Beach. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Send us the location and what you want cleared, and we will reach out to set a time. You can also call or text (904) 719-0443.
Tell us about the lot or acreage, the work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing.