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Agreement for Arborists Retained by Private Property Owners to Undertake Work on City Trees

Published by City of Toronto

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Type: Document
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: May 2025
Also called: Agreement For Arborists Retained By Private Property Owners to Undertake Work On City Trees
Form reference: City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 813, Trees, Article II
For: any
Signed by: owner · arborist · Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry
Building types: All building types
Pages: 7
Agencies: City of Toronto Urban Forestry · Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Submit to: urban forestry
Covers note: The agreement prints numbered clauses and signature blocks rather than section headings, so it has no printed headings to list.
Instruments: City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 813, Trees, Article II · Chapter 608, Parks, Article VII · Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks · Occupational Health and Safety Act · Highway Traffic Act · Workplace Safety and Insurance Act · Pesticides Act · Pest Control Products Act · ANSI 300

Overview

A seven-page agreement made between the City of Toronto, a private property owner and the arborist that owner retains, covering work on city trees immediately adjacent to the property. Its twenty-three numbered clauses recite City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 813, Trees, Article II and Chapter 608, Parks, Article VII, then set out arborist qualifications, utility clearances and the limit of approach, insurance amounts, tree planting, pruning and stump removal standards, notice addresses, and the commencement and completion dates. Owner, arborist and City signature blocks close it.

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