[CANUFNET] Compensation for removal of municipally-owned trees

[Gregg Staniforth]

Hi Alex,

Please find below the answers to your questions for the CDN/NDG borough in
the City of Montreal:

*1.       *Does your municipality seek compensation for municipally-owned
trees removed through development on private lands?

*Yes*

*2.       *If so, do you seek (A) to cover removal/replacement costs, (B)
amenity value, (C) both amenity and removal/replacement, or (D) other?

 *We generally seek amenity value and removal costs*

*3.       *If your municipality seeks to recover (B or C) amenity value, do
you determine amenity value using (A) the Council of Tree and Landscape
Appraisers (CTLA) Trunk Formula Method (TFM), or (B) an alternate method?

 *We have an established minimum value for amenity trees. Anything above
minimum value is calculated using the TFM.*

*4.       *Can you provide some more details about the method you use
(e.g., TFM by-the-book, TFM with modifications, negotiated value, etc.)?

 *Minimum tree value is established by calculating the cost of planting,
planning, materials etc. The minimum value is generally reviewed annually.
The appraisal methods used are based on the recommendations suggested in
the Guide d'évaluation des végétaux d'ornement which is a slight adaptation
of the CTLA methods. The publication was produced by the Quebec chapter of
the ISA.  *

*5.       *Can you provide any comments about the successes/challenges in
seeking compensation for the removal of municipally-owned trees?

 *Montreal is composed of 19 boroughs which all use slightly different
methods and/or values. Some boroughs have been succesful in obtaining
compensation for the loss of planting spaces in sidewalk squares. For
example, when a tree has to be removed and a sidewalk square must be
condemned and cannot be replanted, the cost of building the planting pit is
added to the bill.*

*We have been discussing developping similar compensation for the loss of
planting spaces on grassed areas, but we have found this very difficult to
quantify. We find that one of our biggest challenges is preserving existing
tree planting sites. *

Kind regards,

Gregg Staniforth

City of Montreal

CDN/NDG

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Alex Satel <asatel at ufis.ca> wrote:

> Hello fellow CANUFNET members,
>
>
>
> I am looking to compile some basic information about municipalities which
> currently request *compensation for the removal of municipally-owned
> trees* (such as street trees), particularly in relation to development on
> private lands.
>
>
>
> I would greatly appreciate any input from CANUFNET members in response to
> some or all of the following questions. Any level of detail would be great,
> and if you don’t feel comfortable broadcasting to the list (although that’s
> encouraged so we can all share the information), feel free to email me
> directly.
>
>
>
> *Questions:*
>
>
>
> *1.       *Does your municipality seek compensation for municipally-owned
> trees removed through development on private lands?
>
>
>
> *2.       *If so, do you seek (A) to cover removal/replacement costs, (B)
> amenity value, (C) both amenity and removal/replacement, or (D) other?
>
>
>
> *3.       *If your municipality seeks to recover (B or C) amenity value,
> do you determine amenity value using (A) the Council of Tree and Landscape
> Appraisers (CTLA) Trunk Formula Method (TFM), or (B) an alternate method?
>
>
>
> *4.       *Can you provide some more details about the method you use
> (e.g., TFM by-the-book, TFM with modifications, negotiated value, etc.)?
>
>
>
> *5.       *Can you provide any comments about the successes/challenges in
> seeking compensation for the removal of municipally-owned trees?
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you all kindly in advance, and kudos to everyone for continuing to
> use CANUFNET! I always enjoy seeing everyone’s contributions and think it
> really helps to connect the UF community.
>
>
>
>
>
> --Alex Satel
>
>
>
> *Alex Satel, MFC*
>
> *ISA Certified Arborist ON-1353A*
>
> Urban Forest Innovations, Inc.
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>
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> P: (905) 274-1022
>
> asatel at ufis.ca
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