- Submit to
- Manager of Forestry and Horticulture
- Applies to
- designer
- Document date
- December 2024
The manual the City of Hamilton's Forestry and Horticulture Section applies to trees and horticultural assets on public property: the right-of-way, parks and open spaces, traffic islands, roundabouts, gateways and planters. It covers the permit to remove or damage a public tree, loss of canopy fees appraised by the trunk formula method, cash in lieu, the tree and soil management plan and landscape plan, planting layout in soft and hard surfaces, soil volumes, species diversity and nursery sourcing, planting season, and the warranty period. Private trees sit outside it.
What it covers
- Disclaimer
- Document Control
- Introduction
- Scope
- Definitions
- Tree Permits & Fees
- Permit to Remove or Damage a Public Tree
- Unauthorized Tree Removal or Damage
- Standard Conditions for Tree Removal
- Loss of Canopy Fees for Removal of Public Trees
- Cash in Lieu for Tree Planting
- Plan Requirements
- Tree and Soil Management Plan
- Landscape Plan
- Subdivision Planting Design Requirements
- Specifications and Details
- Planting Guidelines
- Guidelines for Soil and Mulch Requirements
- Guidelines for Plant Selection
- Planting Season
- Tree Protection During Construction
- Tree Removal, Transplanting and Pruning
- Warranty Period and Assumption of Assets
- Supplemental Documents
- Bibliography
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- Publisher
- City of Hamilton Public Works Department, Environmental Services Division, Forestry and Horticulture Section
- Category
- Study requirements · tree
- Published under
- Doing Work Near Tree — the municipality's own heading
- Work types
- tree planting · tree removal · tree protection
- Instruments
- By-law 15-125 · Public Tree Preservation and Sustainability Policy · Guide for Plant Appraisal, 10th Edition
- Signatories
- ISA certified arborist · MTCU qualified arborist · landscape architect
- Tags
manualtreepublic-tree-permitlandscape-planplanting