| permit required | yes | s. 4(a), s. 4(b), s. 7(a) — Owner must submit written request for site-specific exemption for non-exempt activities |
| applies to private property | yes | s. 3(a)(ii) — lands zoned Coastal/Island Residential (CR), Inland Lakes Residential (IR), General Residential (GR) |
| protected threshold | Any living stemmed perennial woody plant with DBH of 15 cm (6 in.) or greater; also all native shoreline vegetation within 7.5 m (24.6 ft.) of the highwater mark of any navigable waterbody | s. 2(a)(xxxii) — "any living species of a stemmed perennial woody plant, with a Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) of 15cm (6 in.) or greater"; s. 2(a)(xvii) and s. 4(b) for native shoreline vegetation within 7.5 m of highwater mark |
| replacement required | Manager may impose condition 'Requiring that replacement trees be planted' as part of a site-specific exemption approval; no mandatory replacement or cash-in-lieu requirement stated | s. 7(i)(i) — "Requiring that replacement trees be planted" |
| fine range | First conviction: not more than $10,000; second or subsequent conviction: not more than $100,000; continuing offence: not more than $10,000 per day. Schedule 'A' set fines: $900.00 (most offences), $1,000.00 (fail to comply with Order) | s. 11(a)(i)–(iii); Schedule 'A' to By-law 2025-05 |
scout note
Applies only to lands zoned Coastal/Island Residential (CR), Inland Lakes Residential (IR), General Residential (GR) and to the environmental-protection zones NS, NSC, ES, ES1 and ES2 (s.3). Prohibits clear cutting of trees on those lands, and prohibits destroying or injuring native shoreline vegetation or healthy trees (DBH 15cm or greater) within 7.5m of the highwater mark of a navigable waterbody,