|
By-law Guide for Pickering Residents
TREE PROTECTION
Overview
The City of Pickering has enacted
this by-law to prevent the destruction of healthy trees in the
specified tree protection areas, in an effort to protect and
preserve the environment.
What you should know…
Generally, a permit is required
to remove any tree in a protected area in the City. Protected
areas usually run through and adjacent to watercourses and green
spaces. Please
click here to view a map outlining the tree
protection areas [1.9 mb PDF].
This By-law is actively enforced
at all times by the Durham Regional Police Service, the City’s
Municipal Law Enforcement Services, and the Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority. Failure to obtain a permit prior to
felling a tree in a protected area may result in fines of $1,000
per tree or $10,000 whichever is greater.
Should you observe someone
injuring or destroying a tree in a protected area, please
contact the City’s Customer Care Centre at 905.683.7575,
Monday to Friday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Outside of these
hours, please contact the Durham Regional Police Service at
905.683.9100.
A General Guide
- Subject to the exemptions
below, permits are required to remove trees located in a
designated protection area at a cost of $100.00
- Dead, dangerous, diseased or
severely injured trees require permits for removal. These
permits are $25.00, provided the City’s arborist has confirmed
the compromised state of the tree
Exemptions
- Permits are not required for
trees not located in the designated protection area (see link
below for a map of protected areas)
- Permits are not required for
trees located in the designated protection area if the tree is
less than 25 millimetres in diameter measured at a height of 1.5
meters above grade
Still have questions?
If you have any further questions
or concerns, please contact Municipal Law Enforcement Services
at 905.420.4611 or email
bylaw@cityofpickering.com.
Resources
Return to guide
|
