| permit required | yes | s. 5.1; s. 4.1 |
| applies to private property | no | s. 2.1(e) |
| protected threshold | Tree: at least one stem diameter 50 mm (2 inches) at breast height (1.4 m or 4.5 feet above uphill side); excludes Fruit Bearing Vegetation. Town Tree: any Tree with any part of trunk on a Public Place. | s. 2.1(f); s. 2.1(e) |
| boulevard trees | No person shall move or remove a Town Tree without Written Permission; no pruning, attaching objects, applying substances, or damaging Town Trees. | s. 5.1; s. 4.1; s. 4.2; s. 4.4; s. 4.5 |
| fine range | Schedule A minimums: $250 per Tree (planting), $250 (pruning/attaching/substance/barrier), $1,000 per Tree (damage/removal); not exceeding $10,000.00; $250.00 minimum if not set out; second offence double, third triple. | Schedule A; s. 7.1; s. 7.2; s. 7.3 |
scout note
No planting, pruning, damaging, moving or removing a Town Tree (any tree with trunk on public land) without written permission; fines $250-$1,000/tree; fruit-bearing vegetation exempted from removal permission by 2024 amendment.