{
 "answer": "In the Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Strathcona County Land Use Bylaw 24-2024, Part 3: General Regulations, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000437",
 "municipality": "Strathcona County",
 "status_type": "Specialized Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://strathcona.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Strathcona County Land Use Bylaw 24-2024, Part 3: General Regulations",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://storagecdn.strathcona.ca/files/files/pds-lub-part_3-general_regulations_aug_2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 3.15 Tree Clearing: a development permit is required for tree clearing in any zone unless specifically exempted; classified as a discretionary use subject to environmental setback provisions.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "ec9505701f9b98263468fa64f7351036c70911d52d75b14bfeb557ac32f52bb4",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "24-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ec9505701f9b98263468fa64f7351036c70911d52d75b14bfeb557ac32f52bb4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.15(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/strathcona-county/trees/bylaw-24-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/strathcona-county/trees/"
}