{
 "answer": "In the Town of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, trees & tree removal rules are set by Town of Sylvan Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 1695/2015, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than $250.00 and not more than $10,000.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000447",
 "municipality": "Sylvan Lake",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://sylvanlake.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Sylvan Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 1695/2015",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.sylvanlake.ca/public/download/files/310483",
   "summary": "Any healthy, mature tree removed to allow development must be replaced at a minimum 1:1 ratio in addition to standard landscaping requirements; site plans must show existing trees to be conserved.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e1f48ee5361b9bc18f168b773b2e4c3d1c65c77f33b85cb4d7806dfcbd137d30",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1695/2015",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e1f48ee5361b9bc18f168b773b2e4c3d1c65c77f33b85cb4d7806dfcbd137d30.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "replacement_required": "Existing trees removed/damaged by development shall be replaced (s. 7.27.2); any healthy, mature tree required to be removed to allow development shall be replaced at minimum 1:1 (new tree: existing tree) (s. 7.28.2).",
    "boulevard_trees": "Development agreement may require repair/reinstatement or payment for damaged boulevard landscaping and tree planting; boulevards adjoining site landscaped/maintained by developer.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $250.00 and not more than $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 1.4.2",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.27.2; s. 7.28.2",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4.7.6(e); s. 7.27.18",
    "fine_range": "s. 6.3.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/sylvan-lake/trees/bylaw-1695-2015/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/sylvan-lake/trees/"
}