{
 "answer": "In the City of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by City of Fort Saskatchewan Land Use Bylaw C23-20, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000279",
 "municipality": "Fort Saskatchewan",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://fortsask.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Fort Saskatchewan Land Use Bylaw C23-20",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fortsask.ca/media/wbeajvh0/land-use-bylaw-c23-20.pdf",
   "summary": "Sec 5.4.6 bars removing trees or vegetation within 30.5m of environmentally constrained land where it could harm a water body, water course or slope stability, unless a Development Permit for the clearing has been issued.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "374a0d28a9b9b845aed19bc86751b37ee6d4d0559d2e2a841f2c1c2c54a1a1a7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/374a0d28a9b9b845aed19bc86751b37ee6d4d0559d2e2a841f2c1c2c54a1a1a7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.4.6",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 5.4.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/fort-saskatchewan/trees/city-of-fort-saskatchewan-land-use-bylaw-c23-20/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/fort-saskatchewan/trees/"
}