{
 "answer": "In the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Any woody perennial ≥ 4 m height AND ≥ 20 cm DBH, or any tree growing in a tree retention area; significant trees designated in Schedule \"D\" (none currently designated); replacement required: 0 replacement trees if DBH < 20 cm; 2 if DBH 20–30 cm; 3 if DBH > 30 cm; cash-in-lieu permitted where replacement trees cannot reasonably be accommodated on the property. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw, 2010, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000002",
 "municipality": "Abbotsford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.abbotsford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw, 2010",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-07-12",
   "document_url": "https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2009b1831",
   "summary": "Bylaw No. 1831-2009 requires a permit to cut protected trees citywide, with security deposit and replacement-tree requirements, permit conditions and defined exemptions; consolidated through 2021 amendments.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "a7d6dd2d67f5a2b77053cfcea44d24c8c8e29910d3f9639d0f260b9ed629b965",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a7d6dd2d67f5a2b77053cfcea44d24c8c8e29910d3f9639d0f260b9ed629b965.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any woody perennial ≥ 4 m height AND ≥ 20 cm DBH, or any tree growing in a tree retention area; significant trees designated in Schedule \"D\" (none currently designated)",
    "replacement_required": "0 replacement trees if DBH < 20 cm; 2 if DBH 20–30 cm; 3 if DBH > 30 cm; cash-in-lieu permitted where replacement trees cannot reasonably be accommodated on the property",
    "boulevard_trees": "No permit required for City or at City's direction for trees on City-owned or City-possessed land"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4(2): \"a person must apply for and obtain a tree cutting permit prior to cutting a tree\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3(1): \"This Bylaw applies in relation to all land within the City\"",
    "protected_threshold": "Schedule \"A\" definition of \"tree\": \"has reached a height of at least 4 m above the natural grade and has a DBH of at least 20 cm; or is growing in a tree retention area\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 8(2) (table) and s. 8(4)(b)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5(1)(f): \"by the City or at the direction of the City, in relation to a tree located on land owned by or in the possession of the City\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/abbotsford/trees/text-a7d6dd2d67f5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/abbotsford/trees/"
}