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By-law Guide for Pickering Residents
BOULEVARD MAINTENANCE
Overview
The portion of your property
nearest the street is municipal property and is known as a
boulevard. This area is the entrance point for many municipal
services onto your lot. This portion of your property is
strictly regulated as it may need to be accessed at any time to
repair or improve services.
What you should know…
As a property owner, it is your
responsibility to maintain the municipal boulevard. This
includes control of grass and weeds and the removal of refuse
and debris.
As boulevards are municipal
property, the City regulates the types of plantings you may add
to the boulevard including the types of trees that may be
planted. Additionally, the City prohibits certain items from
being installed or added to the boulevard which might create a
hazard.
Any property owner may request
that the City remove or prune a tree planted by or on behalf of
the City, or request that the boulevard portion of their
driveway be widened by contacting the Customer Care Centre. Please note that removal of live
trees is discouraged.
The Customer Care Centre can be
contacted by telephone at 905.683.7575 or by
email at
customercare@cityofpickering.com.
A General Guide
- Grass and weeds can not exceed
15 centimetres in length;
- No plantings are permitted
within 0.6 meters of a sidewalk, within 1.8 meters of the curb
where no sidewalks exist or within 1.5 meters of the top of the
bank of a roadside ditch;
- No plantings shall exceed 1.0
meters above the grade of the boulevard;
- No plantings are permitted in a
location which causes a traffic safety issue or in a location
which impedes or blocks a sidewalk;
- No rocks, bricks, concrete
slabs or anything protruding, sharp or dangerous is permitted on
a boulevard;
- No light fixtures, pillars,
signage or similar objects are permitted on a boulevard;
- No fences are to be erected on
a boulevard;
- No person shall alter a
boulevard by adding or maintaining any hard surface material
(such as a widened driveway) without prior approval from the
City;
- Any property owner may request
that the City remove or prune a tree planted by or on behalf of
the City by contacting the Customer
Care Centre at 905.683.7575 or by
email at
customercare@cityofpickering.com.
Still have questions?
If you have any further questions
or concerns regarding the Boulevard By-law, please contact
Municipal Law Enforcement Services at 905.420.4611 or by email
at bylaw@cityofpickering.com.
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