{
 "answer": "The Summer Village of Whispering Hills, Alberta has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Summer Village of Whispering Hills Land Use Bylaw 136-23, verified 2026-09-27.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000477",
 "municipality": "Whispering Hills",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.mywhisperinghills.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Whispering Hills Land Use Bylaw 136-23",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://mywhisperinghills.com/Whispering%20Hills/Bylaws/136-23%20Whispering%20Hills%20Land%20Use%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential lots must retain a minimum tree coverage (25% in R1, 35% in R2); removing more requires a council-approved replanting plan with completion dates. Lakefront reserve: max 15% of treed buffer removable, no clearcutting, replanting required if exceeded.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "d8eae0e28c4d34c440fd34baf8ee48aa71d7d879ca077477a89f85cad11c47a6",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "136-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d8eae0e28c4d34c440fd34baf8ee48aa71d7d879ca077477a89f85cad11c47a6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "If more than the permitted amount is removed, a detailed tree replanting plan for the lot, with completion dates, shall be submitted to the development authority for approval; in the Parks and Reserves District, if more than 15% of the treed reserve adjacent to lake front properties is removed, they will be required to replant the trees."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "R1 s. 3.8; R2 s. 3.7; s. 5.8(3)-(5)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 5.8(5); P District, 4. VEGETATION"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/whispering-hills/trees/bylaw-136-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/whispering-hills/trees/"
}