[CANUFNET] Tree Bylaws and infrastructure conflicts

[Sadia Butt]

Hello Guy,

Check city of Toronto and Mississauga....and to get some wisdom you must
talk to John McNeil, Forest Manager in Oakville re: obstacle and draw-backs
regarding tree-by-laws. He really is knowledgeable regarding the issues of
tree by-laws.

Toronto has a great link here to there tree by-laws.

http://www.toronto.ca/trees/bylaws_policies.htm


Mississauga was working on a street tree by-law while I was on the Urban
Forestry Technical Committee. It may not have yet gone to council. Contact
Gavin Longmuir  for that.

Here are others:

tree permit by-law
http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/TREE_PERMIT.PDF

http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/home?paf_gear_id=9700018&itemId=300012

parks by-law has some interesting tree related stuff
http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/parks.pdf

encroachment by-law is interesting:
http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/Encroachment_By_law.pdf

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Guy Martin <gbmartin at langleycity.ca>wrote:

>  Hello all,
>
>
>
> Well we are finally getting into the 21st century and have a new director
> that wants to start drafting some tree bylaws.
>
> I know that this has been discussed on this network at length but pose this
> question yet again. I am looking for links to other municipalities for their
> tree bylaws…we do not want to reinvent the wheel by any means, so I am
> asking for your assistance.
>
>
>
> The first thing that they would like me to look into is tree root and
> infrastructure conflicts on our property in regards to private dwellings
> (driveways mainly) and commercial frontages. According to the interpretation
> of the Municipal Insurance Authority on this issue, once a situation has
> been brought to our attention, we are obligated to ensure that no further
> damage occurs. Our measures may include tree removal (when necessary), root
> mitigation (when possible) and the like. We are not responsible for the
> repairs unless they worsen or continue, due to our lack of action.
>
>
>
> The issue at play here is that when the repairs are being done, who is
> going to look after the tree and specifically the roots.
>
> My director has suggested three options:
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> 1.       City repair with estimate, cost going to homeowner (repairs only
> to property line)
>
> 2.       An approved list of contractors, ones that understand the
> dynamics involved
>
> 3.       Work performed by anyone with a certified arborist on site that
> will submit a report to the City of Langley
>
>
>
> We prefer either 1 or 3 as the standard to be used. So with all that said,
> I am curious as to how other municipalities handle these issues along with
> the relevant bylaws.
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> Thank you,
>
>
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> Guy Martin
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>
>



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