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Tree Preservation By-law

Published by City of Brampton under Tree Regulations

Alias
Trees
Applies to
owner
Instruments
Municipal Act, 2001
Signatories
mayor · clerk

The City of Brampton's Tree Preservation By-law, numbered 317-2012, made under subsection 135(1) of the Municipal Act and repealing By-law 38-2006. It defines a tree by the 4.5 metre mature height it can reach, measures diameter at breast height 1.37 metres above ground, and sets out arborist qualifications. Its exemptions cover hazardous trees, emergency work, trees within two metres of an occupied building, trees under 30 centimetres DBH, nurseries and orchards. Schedule A lists pests including emerald ash borer and Dutch elm disease.

What it covers

  • Part I – Title, Scope and Interpretation
  • Part II – Definitions
  • Part III – Prohibitions
  • Part IV – Exemptions
  • Part V – Permits
  • Part VI – Application
  • Part VII - Orders
  • Part VIII – Enforcement
  • Part IX - Penalties
  • Part X – General
  • Schedule “A” List of Pests
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Publisher
City of Brampton
Category
By-laws · tree
Published under
Tree Regulations — the municipality's own heading
Document date
14th day of November 2012
Building types
any
Document date display
November 14, 2012
Tags
treestree-preservationenvironmentalpermits

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