I GOT A TICKET/NOTICE for my car thats in the driveway.

Badsport said

My next question is, Does the permit cost money? That would answer the why question. Probably just another money grab.

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The permit does cost something, not a lot.

The reason you cant remove a dead tree without a permit is so you do not just kill a live tree in order to get around the permitting process.