<div dir="ltr">Lindsay:<div><br></div><div>It doesn't sound as if you were enforcing the by-law with respect to removing roots from sewer line laterals, and if nothing changes, won't be enforcing it in the future. </div><div><br></div><div>Some risk managers, managers of by-law enforcement and city solicitors suggest not cluttering up by-laws with extra language that deals with events are where complaints from the public are unlikely to arise, and which would not likely be enforced should they actually happen. If a complaint does come in to by-law enforcement about the pruning of roots inside a lateral pipe (and it likely would not), they can simply choose to not enforce the by-law.</div><div><br></div><div>Owen Croy</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 at 06:57, Lindsay Button via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m interested in your thoughts on a matter we are dealing with here at the City of Kitchener. Our legal department is recommending we amend our City Tree By-law to create an exception which would allow people to cut roots of municipal
trees, for the purpose of unblocking sewer laterals. We have fairly standard language that states
<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">no person is permitted to prune or remove any part of a City tree, and legal is arguing that people who clear roots from sewers are technically in violation of the by-law.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone encountered this argument and how was it resolved?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks for your input! <u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(69,80,82)">Lindsay Button</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(69,80,82)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(69,80,82)">Urban Forest Technologist | Parks and Cemeteries | City of Kitchener<br>
519-741-2600 x4181 | TTY 1-866-969-9994 | <a href="mailto:lindsay.button@kitchener.ca" target="_blank">lindsay.button@kitchener.ca</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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