<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Lindsay:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As usual, the problem lies not with the tree but with the hardscape - in this case the sewer line or pipe. If roots have accessed the inside of the sewer line, there must be a crack that has facilitated the incursion. The problem will not be mitigated going forward unless the hardscape issue has been resolved.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If root pruning is to take place or work which can potentially damage the tree’s roots be undertaken, the Bylaw MUST include that the City has oversight of its property and that any root pruning or remedial work be performed by someone who has the experience to do the work and is responsible to the City as the tree in question is City-owned. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would include a spec appended to the Bylaw so that the work is not done in an arbitrary fashion. The spec should include protocols and procedures for accessing the roots in question, preferably using pneumatic excavation, as well as how the roots will be cut and the landscape restored so that the remaining roots can regenerate. Any and all root pruning must also assure that the structural integrity of the tree will not or has not been impaired. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would require that any sewer line work to resolve the damage insure that the tree and its root system will be protected from the work as well as any staging of work.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards</div><div class="">Naomi<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 10, 2019, at 8:38 AM, Lindsay Button via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Good morning members,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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 class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Has anyone encountered this argument and how was it resolved?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Many thanks for your input!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(69, 80, 82);" class="">Lindsay Button</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(69, 80, 82);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(69, 80, 82);" class="">Urban Forest Technologist | Parks and Cemeteries | City of Kitchener<br class="">519-741-2600 x4181 | TTY 1-866-969-9994 |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:lindsay.button@kitchener.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">lindsay.button@kitchener.ca</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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