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Tree Protection By-law Declaration

Published by City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation under First Party Sign Permit

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Alias
Tree Declaration (ground signs only)
Submit to
Toronto Building
Applies to
owner
Work types
construction · demolition · excavation

The City of Toronto's tree declaration, filed with Toronto Building alongside an application to construct or demolish and with committee of adjustment applications, and reached here from the first party sign permit path for ground signs. Its first part sets out protected city-owned, protected private and protected ravine and natural feature trees, prints the tree protection zone distance chart by trunk diameter, and covers contravention inspection fees. Part 2 records the property, the work and yes/no answers on construction activity, removal and fill; Part 3 carries the owner's declarations.

What it covers

  • Part 1 – General Information
  • When to submit this Tree Declaration Form
  • What is the purpose of this declaration form?
  • Relationship to the Building Permit
  • What constitutes a protected tree?
  • When is Permit required from Urban Forestry?
  • What are tree protection zones?
  • What are the standards for tree protection barriers?
  • Faliure to comply with the by-laws
  • Part 2 – Project Information
  • Property Owner Information
  • Impact to Protected Trees
  • Part 3 - Declarations of the Owner
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Publisher
City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation
Category
Declarations · sign
Published under
First Party Sign Permit — the municipality's own heading
Agencies
City of Toronto Urban Forestry · Toronto Building · Committee of Adjustment
Form ref
Chapter 813, Trees, and Chapter 658, Ravine and Natural Feature Protection, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code
Instruments
Chapter 813, Trees, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code · Chapter 658, Ravine and Natural Feature Protection, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code
Signatories
property owner
Document date
2021-11
Document date display
November 2021
Tags
declarationtree-protectionurban-forestryravinesign
File
the document at Toronto
Found on
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