Presentation
Proposed Tree Protection Bylaw No. 1069, 2021 Presentation
May 11, 2021Pages 280–2851 section
A slide presentation outlining proposed amendments to the Tree Protection Bylaw, including increased penalties, replacement tree costs, and fee structures.
Bylaw No. 1069, 2021$3,000 first offence penalty$10,000 subsequent offence penalty$500/tree cash in lieu for replacement$100 priority processing feeSaanich 3/1 replacement tree ratio
Proposed Tree Protection Bylaw No. 1069, 2021
7. Penalties (amend)
- Current $3,000 first offence; $10,000 subsequent offence; various misc identified in MTI
- Proposed changes to misc offences (consolidated)
8. Replacement Trees – Cash in Lieu (amend)
- Current - $150/tree
- Proposed - $500/tree
9. Building Envelope Exemption (remove)
- Current – any trees located within building envelope (including additions & accessory buildings)
- Proposed – all protected tree removals subject to replacement requirements
10. Permit Fee (amend)
- Current – no fee
- Proposed – priority processing fee of $100 (permit issued in 2-4 wks)
11. Development (discussion)
- Securities
- Increase to ensure replacement requirements
- Replacement Tree – Ratio (Saanich 3/1)
- Replacement Tree Maintenance Period
Additional Discussion
- Replacement tree species – provide a schedule of trees to choose from; or replace with same species?
- Removal of protected species – Sequoia and Coast Redwood which are large forest trees
Page 280–285
Related Documents
(1)Extracted from: 2021 05 11 Committee of the Whole Agenda - Agenda - Pdf