{
 "answer": "In the City of Burnaby, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Development application: 20.3 cm (8 in.) or greater; No development application: conifer 30.5 cm (12 in.) or greater, broad leaf 45.7 cm (18 in.) or greater; also covenanted, streamside, Cemetery District, landscaping plan, replacement, retained trees; replacement required: 1 tree for diameter up to 30.5 cm (12 in.); 2 trees for over 30.5 cm (12 in.) up to 61 cm (24 in.); 3 trees for over 61 cm (24 in.); cash-in-lieu permitted if planting not feasible. Source: Burnaby Tree Bylaw No. 10482, 1996 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000010",
 "municipality": "Burnaby",
 "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.burnaby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Burnaby Tree Bylaw No. 10482, 1996 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-11-12",
   "document_url": "https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/10482CC.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a Tree Cutting Permit to damage or remove a protected tree (20.3 cm+ diameter), with fee-based application and Schedule A permit fees.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "7a9f2ef9d6f598a142b5182d05d9f6d5ab0b56b32adf1aa5a17658d94d8ffcef",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7a9f2ef9d6f598a142b5182d05d9f6d5ab0b56b32adf1aa5a17658d94d8ffcef.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Development application: 20.3 cm (8 in.) or greater; No development application: conifer 30.5 cm (12 in.) or greater, broad leaf 45.7 cm (18 in.) or greater; also covenanted, streamside, Cemetery District, landscaping plan, replacement, retained trees",
    "replacement_required": "1 tree for diameter up to 30.5 cm (12 in.); 2 trees for over 30.5 cm (12 in.) up to 61 cm (24 in.); 3 trees for over 61 cm (24 in.); cash-in-lieu permitted if planting not feasible",
    "boulevard_trees": "Permit not required if necessary for construction, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement or removal of boulevards",
    "fine_range": "not less than Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars and not more than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars for each violation"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 13(1)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2(o)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 13(1), s. 13(5)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4(e)(i)",
    "fine_range": "s. 19"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/burnaby/trees/text-7a9f2ef9d6f5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/burnaby/trees/"
}