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Committee of the Whole/Documents/BYLAW NO. 643, 2007 SCHEDULE 5 - TREE PROTECTION BYLAW FINES (Attachment 'C')
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BYLAW NO. 643, 2007 SCHEDULE 5 - TREE PROTECTION BYLAW FINES (Attachment 'C')

May 11, 2021Page 2702 sections

A consolidated list of municipal ticket offences and minimum fines related to tree protection violations.

Minimum fine for cutting/damaging protected tree: $3,000 for 1st offenceFine for failure to plant replacement trees: $1,500

Attachment “C”

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BYLAW NO. 643, 2007

SCHEDULE 5

TREE PROTECTION BYLAW, NO. 695, 2009 1069, 2021

(Amendment Bylaw No. 847, 2012)

COLUMN 1 OFFENCE COLUMN 2 SECTION COLUMN 3 AMENDMENT BYLAW COLUMN 4 MINIMUM FINE
Cut/alter/damage protected tree without permit 6(1)(a) 1.6 $3,000.00 – 1st offence
$10,000.00 – 2nd & subsequent offences
Cut/damage roots 4.1.5 $1,000.00
Fail to plant replacement trees 9(a) 5.11.1 $1,500.00
Fail to maintain replacement trees 5.11.3 $1,500.00
Fail to protect tree during construction 5.9.1-5.9.2 $1,000.00
Fail to comply with permit conditions 5.8; 3.1.2 $1,000.00
Fail to comply with specified practices - other 5.9 $1,000.00
Fail to notify of emergency removal 1.6.8 $1,000.00
Cut/remove/alter trees on steep slopes 4.2.1 $5,000.00
Remove stumps/roots on steep slopes 4.2.2 $5,000.00
Cut/remove/alter trees located within a watercourse 4.3 $5,000.00
Cut/alter significant tree 6(1)(b) $1,000
Cut/alter replacement tree 6(1)(c) $500.00
Cut/alter tree on steep slope 9(a) $1,000
Remove stumps/roots on steep slope 9(b) $1000.00
Cut/damage roots 11(a) $500.00
Placing fill/building materials 11(b) $500.00
Operating equipment 11(c) $500.00
Damage/affixing to branches 11(d) $200.00
Removing bark 11(e) $500.00
Depositing harmful substances 11(f) $200.00
Remove soil 11(g) $200.00
Blasting operations 11(h)/(i) $500.00
Undermining roots 11(j) $500.00
Change drainage characteristics 11(k) $200.00
Failure to notify director of emergency removal 13(2) $500.00
Failure to mark tree/root zone to be cut/removed 15(1) $100.00
Failure to install fencing/protective measures 16(1)(a) $200.00
Failure to maintain fence/measures 16(1)(b) $200.00
No sign on fence 16(1)(c) $200.00
Failure to wrap roots/keep roots moist 16(1)(d) $500.00
Improper species/location of replacement tree 16(1)(e)(i) $200.00
Improper size of replacement tree 16(1)(e)(ii) $200.00
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