{
 "answer": "In the Village of Belcarra, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: diameter of 20 centimetres or more, measured at 1.4 metres above the natural grade; replacement required: Replacement trees may be required as a condition of the permit.. Source: Village of Belcarra Managing Trees, Views & Landscapes Bylaw No. 589, 2021, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000008",
 "municipality": "Belcarra",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://belcarra.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Belcarra Managing Trees, Views & Landscapes Bylaw No. 589, 2021",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-10-25",
   "document_url": "https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2021/11/589-2021-Managing-Trees-Views-Landscapes.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a Tree Cutting Permit to cut or prune a tree (stem diameter 20 cm+) and a Tree Cutting and Replacement Plan for slope retention; managed by a Certified Arborist to protect views and landscapes.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "cec325be541c0ca38514be6192128e4736a78d30d8ffc1859aa934a8666c40b6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cec325be541c0ca38514be6192128e4736a78d30d8ffc1859aa934a8666c40b6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "diameter of 20 centimetres or more, measured at 1.4 metres above the natural grade",
    "replacement_required": "Replacement trees may be required as a condition of the permit.",
    "boulevard_trees": "Applies to trees on municipal land; cutting by Municipality on roadways exempt.",
    "fine_range": "up to $1,000 for the first offence, and $1,000 each subsequent offence. For large scale offences, fines may be imposed up to $10,000."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.2(a)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2 Definitions",
    "replacement_required": "s. 10",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 6.1(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/belcarra/trees/text-cec325be541c/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/belcarra/trees/"
}