<font size=2 face="sans-serif">When The Town crafted the Private tree
Bylaw 41-07 or 1015, we had to revised the Street Tree Bylaw 821 which
was passed as 40-07 to make sure there was clarity on application
of the Private tree bylaw. This was enacted under the 2006 Municipal Act.</font>
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<br><a href=http://code.municipalworld.com/richmondhill/821.pdf><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://code.municipalworld.com/richmondhill/821.pdf</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
Street Tree Bylaw</font>
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<br><a href=http://code.municipalworld.com/richmondhill/1015.pdf><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://code.municipalworld.com/richmondhill/1015.pdf</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
Private Tree Bylaw</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Both Bylaws were reviewed by the Town's
Legal Section. There have to date been several Court cases related
to the Private Tree Bylaw, however the Street Tree Bylaw is yet to be tested.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">In short the By-law was vetted by our
Legal Section staff at the time. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">In my understanding at some time there
were Municipal Bylaws passed under the Forestry Act or the Municipal Act.
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I suspect not all Provinces have the
wording crafted the same for their Forestry or Municipal Acts, therefore
jurisdictional variation may occur..</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">However, it becomes a little muddled
when you start taking on issues related to Civil legal action outside of
the bylaws related to trees where precedent setting cases set the tone.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Regards, <br>
Peter Wynnyczuk</font>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Urban Forestry Supervisor</font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Town of Richmond Hill</font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Community Services Department</font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Telephone: 905 780-2930</font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Fax: 905 780-2928</font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Internet: pwynnyczuk@richmondhill.ca</font>
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<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">From:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">"Philip van Wassenaer"
<pwassenaer1022@rogers.com></font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">To:
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<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Date:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">12/23/2011 09:08 AM</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Subject:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Re: [CANUFNET]
Municipal tree ownership/responsibility</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri">My thoughts exactly. That
is what we have been hearing when talking to municipal lawyers about this.</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri">Peter have you had a discussion
with Richmond Hill legal minds about this?</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><b>Philip van Wassenaer,
B.SC., MFC</b></font>
<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri">1248 Minnewaska Trail</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri">Mississauga, Ontario</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri">Canada, L5G 3S5</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri">Tel: (905) 274-1022</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri">Cell: (647) 221 3046</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri">Fax: (905) 274 2170</font>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Julian Dunster<b><br>
Sent:</b> Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:04 PM<b><br>
To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network<b><br>
Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">It will depend upon whether or
not the provincial legislation supercedes municipal bylaws, and whether
or not the Act applies to municipal / private land. It may be a mistake
to assume that the Provincial act does not apply until you know for sure.
Even if it seems ridiculous, a judge might find s/he had no option but
to accept it in some situations.<br>
</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">On Behalf of Dunster and Associates
Environmental Consultants Ltd.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New"> </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., M.C.I.P.,
ISA Certified Arborist,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist
# 378, </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">PNWISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor
# 1.</font>
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On 22/12/2011 8:33 AM, </font><a href=mailto:pwynnyczuk@richmondhill.ca><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>pwynnyczuk@richmondhill.ca</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
wrote: </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">It seems we are using to 2 different Acts
to address the same issue, Forestry Act and Municipal Act <br>
The question posed was related to co-ownership between the Municipality
and the Private Land Owner.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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</font><font size=2 face="Arial"><br>
As municipalities are empowered to create Bylaws under the Municipal Act,
typically this is the route chosen for tree issues.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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I'm not clear on how many urban municipalities would use the Forestry Act
to base any tree bylaws on at this point.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Therefore the appropriate wording in the Bylaw, under the Municipal Act,
along with a policy and agreement program sounds like the way to
go for co-Municipal/ Private tree ownership. Reality being, until
it is tested in Court, its only a guideline in my understanding.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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</font><font size=2 face="Arial"><br>
In light of the emerging EAB nightmare, this will become more critical
for all parties involved as the municipality has a tendency to have greater
risk for users of the roadway if tree failure at or near the street line
occurs. <br>
Therefore, where there are close or shared trees someone will have to decide
on the significant costs/risks and who is responsible for action.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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I went off topic but still very relevant...... </font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><br>
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Regards,<br>
Peter Wynnyczuk</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> <br>
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Urban Forestry Supervisor</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=1 face="Arial"><br>
Town of Richmond Hill</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=1 face="Arial"><br>
Community Services Department</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Telephone: 905 780-2930</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Fax: 905 780-2928</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=1 face="Arial"><br>
Internet: </font><a href=mailto:pwynnyczuk@richmondhill.ca><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial"><u>pwynnyczuk@richmondhill.ca</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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From: </font><font size=1 face="Arial">"Philip
van Wassenaer" </font><a href=mailto:pwassenaer1022@rogers.com><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial"><u><pwassenaer1022@rogers.com></u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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To: </font><font size=1 face="Arial">"'Stephen
Smith'" </font><a href=mailto:Stephen@ufora.ca><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial"><u><Stephen@ufora.ca></u></font></a><font size=1 face="Arial">,
"'Canadian Urban Forest Network'" </font><a href=mailto:canufnet@list.web.net><font size=1 color=blue face="Arial"><u><canufnet@list.web.net></u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Date: </font><font size=1 face="Arial">12/22/2011
10:52 AM</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial"><br>
Subject: </font><font size=1 face="Arial">Re:
[CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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What is that partial answer? To me the Forestry Act could only help for
a removal of a boundary tree…how do we define injury and if we can, how
do we define the loss to one owner when the other owner commits the offending
act? They both have rights to the tree.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Based on Alex’s comments our research and discussion we have had with
Dianne Saxe, the act is rarely enforced and if it is, compensation never
seems to amount to much. What we need is precedent setting case somewhere
that recognizes that “trees have standing” and upholds the rights of
a tree owner to not have their property destroyed by something that only
benefits their neighbour….</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Maybe you can explain a little more Stephen how you have used the act in
practice, or the partial answer.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Cheers,</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><br>
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Philip van Wassenaer, B.SC., MFC</b></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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1248 Minnewaska Trail</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><br>
Mississauga, Ontario</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><br>
Canada, L5G 3S5</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><br>
Tel: (905) 274-1022</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><br>
Cell: (647) 221 3046</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Smith<b><br>
Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:41 PM<b><br>
To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network<b><br>
Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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But it does provide a partial answer to what to do when one owner wants
to butcher a tree along a property line because he doesn’t want anything
overhanging his property and the other one wants to keep the tree healthy.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Stephen Smith<br>
Urban Forest Associates Inc.<br>
Urban Forestry and Ecological Restoration</font><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u><br>
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From:</b> </font><a href=mailto:a.satel@utoronto.ca><font size=2 color=blue face="Tahoma"><u>Alex
Satel</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Tahoma"> <b><br>
Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 20, 2011 10:48 AM</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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To:</b> </font><a href=mailto:canufnet@list.web.net><font size=2 color=blue face="Tahoma"><u>'Canadian
Urban Forest Network'</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Tahoma"> <b><br>
Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Terry,</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><br>
Thanks for pointing this out, as it poses an interesting challenge to how
communities might define ‘ownership’ of trees. </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#004080 face="Calibri"><br>
Clearly this isn’t a legal analysis (as I’m not a lawyer), but it seems
to me that none of the by-law or policy definitions of tree ownership,
as defined by municipalities, are actually framed under this legislation,
and this appears to be the only law in Ontario that actually addresses
how tree ownership should be determined. The disconnect seems to be that
a municipality can’t actually claim ‘ownership’ over a tree if any part
of it is on a boundary line; by definition these trees are ‘common property’
and I would think that both owners have equal rights to the tree. In practice,
I can only see this becoming an issue if the tree is scheduled for removal
by municipal crews without the co-owner’s consent. I suppose this is why
the City of Toronto and others request sign-off before they undertake maintenance
on shared trees.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
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An interesting issue, to be sure.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Thanks again to everyone for their responses. Keep ‘em coming!</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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And thanks to Andy for his continual work moderating this list. </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
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-Alex</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
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Alex Satel, MFC</b><i><br>
ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A</i></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Urban Forest Innovations Inc.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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1248 Minnewaska Trail<br>
Mississauga, ON L5G 3S5</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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T: (905) 274-1022</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
C: (416) 452-8054</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u><br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Schwan, Terry (MNR)<b><br>
Sent:</b> December 20, 2011 8:53 AM<b><br>
To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network<b><br>
Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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In Ontario you should consider Section 10 of the Forestry Act. </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> <b><br>
Boundary trees</b> </font><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u><br>
</u></font><a href="http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/french/elaws_statutes_90f26_f.htm#s10s1" target=_top><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><b><u>10.</u></b></font></a><a href="http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/french/elaws_statutes_90f26_f.htm#s10s1" target=_top><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>
(1)</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> An owner
of land may, with the consent of the owner of adjoining land, plant trees
on the boundary between the two lands. 1998, c. 18, Sched. I, s. 21. <b><br>
Trees common property</b> </font><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u><br>
</u></font><a href="http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/french/elaws_statutes_90f26_f.htm#s10s2" target=_top><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>(2)</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
Every tree whose trunk is growing on the boundary between adjoining
lands is the common property of the owners of the adjoining lands. 1998,
c. 18, Sched. I, s. 21. <b><br>
Offence</b> </font><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u><br>
</u></font><a href="http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/french/elaws_statutes_90f26_f.htm#s10s3" target=_top><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>(3)</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
Every person who injures or destroys a tree growing on the boundary
between adjoining lands without the consent of the land owners is guilty
of an offence under this Act. 1998, c. 18, Sched. I, s. 21. </font><font size=2 color=#000080 face="Arial"><br>
Terry</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
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Terry Schwan, R.P.F., M. Sc.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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District Forester</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#008000 face="Book Antiqua"><br>
Guelph District</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 color=#008000 face="Book Antiqua"><br>
Ministry of Natural Resources</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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From:</b> </font><a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net"><font size=2 color=blue face="Tahoma"><u>canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</u></font></a><font size=2 face="Tahoma">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Satel<b><br>
Sent:</b> December 14, 2011 2:16 PM<b><br>
To:</b> 'Canufnet'<b><br>
Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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I am interested to know how your community determines tree ownership and
assigns responsibility for maintenance, particularly with regard to street
trees. <br>
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Many communities operate on the principle that if 50% or more of the stem
is on public property, the tree is a City asset and a municipal responsibility.
Does your community work differently? If so, do you maintain street trees
if less than 50% of the stem is on municipal land, or if only if the tree
is wholly on City property? Has your community at any point transitioned
from one approach to another, and if so, did that significantly change
the workload for your forestry crews?</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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Any insights into this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your
consideration, and best wishes for the holidays.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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--Alex</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="Calibri"><br>
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Alex Satel, MFC</b><i><br>
ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A</i></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
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