About Port Moody’s existing Tree Protection Bylaw

Port Moody's Tree Protection Bylaw currently includes the following elements:

Requirement to submit an arborist report

An application for a tree removal permit must be accompanied by an arborist report that includes:

• details of the proposed practices and procedures for tree and vegetation protection during removal and replanting;
• a map identifying and documentation confirming any existing tree retention areas, streamside protection and enhancement areas, and environmentally sensitive areas within or adjacent to the subject land
• a description of predominant species, approximate age, size, condition, location, and number of trees within the subject land;
• a map identifying and documentation confirming any significant trees or wildlife trees located within the subject land;
• a Tree Removal Plan, complete with a map locating all trees and vegetation proposed to be removed;
• a Tree Retention Plan; and
• a Tree Replanting Plan, complete with a map identifying proposed replacement trees, and showing the replanting of two or more replacement trees for each tree removed from the land.

Requirements to replace trees removed

• For every bylaw-protected tree removed, two replacement trees are required
• The replacement trees must be of the same species as the tree removed
• Where space is insufficient to plant trees on site, a cash-in-lieu option is available for the applicant to fund the planting of replacement trees on public land

Protection of retained trees

• An arborist must make recommendations on tree protection and ensure that these recommendations are considered throughout the construction process.
• The owner must ensure that all tree retention areas are protected from disruption, injury, or damage.

To read more about trees on private property and the full Tree Protection Bylaw, visit portmoody.ca/trees.