{
 "answer": "In the City of Coquitlam, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: any living, erect, woody plant that is 20 centimetres or more in diameter measured 1.4 metres from the base of the tree stem, or on a steep slope, measured 5 or more metres in height; replacement required: The owner or occupier is required to replace trees as required by the tree replacement plan.. Source: Tree Management Bylaw Number 4091, 2010, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000025",
 "municipality": "Coquitlam",
 "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.coquitlam.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Management Bylaw Number 4091, 2010",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-02-15",
   "document_url": "https://publicdocs.coquitlam.ca/coquitlamdoc/getdocIF.asp?doc=891357",
   "summary": "Regulates conservation, removal and replacement of protected trees (20 cm+ diameter, or on steep slopes 5 m+ tall) throughout the City; requires City Arborist involvement and permits for cutting.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d4a4b5548de1c27c40e916efbdb80fd40fe0dd41630826027bd5ff8e42e7aecc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "any living, erect, woody plant that is 20 centimetres or more in diameter measured 1.4 metres from the base of the tree stem, or on a steep slope, measured 5 or more metres in height",
    "replacement_required": "The owner or occupier is required to replace trees as required by the tree replacement plan."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4",
    "applies_to_private_property": "trees throughout the City",
    "protected_threshold": "Definition \"PROTECTED TREE\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 9(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/coquitlam/trees/text-d4a4b5548de1/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/coquitlam/trees/"
}