[CANUFNET] Municipal tree ownership/responsibility

[Tim Field]

Hi Alex,

The Town of Ajax assumes full maintenance responsibility including
removal if any part of the tree touches property line. 

All the best. 

Tim  

>>> "Alex Satel" <a.satel at utoronto.ca> 12/14/2011 2:15:54 PM >>>Hello
all,

 

I am interested to know how your community determines tree ownership and
assigns responsibility for maintenance, particularly with regard to
street
trees. 

 

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?

 

Any insights into this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for
your
consideration, and best wishes for the holidays.

 

--Alex

 

 

Alex Satel, MFC
ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A

Urban Forest Innovations Inc.

1248 Minnewaska Trail
Mississauga, ON  L5G 3S5

T: (905) 274-1022

C: (416) 452-8054

 <mailto:asatel at ufis.ca> asatel at ufis.ca

 <http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/>
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