{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Native trees (Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, Western Red Cedar) >= 4 m height; Native trees (Arbutus, Big Leaf Maple, Garry Oak, Pacific Dogwood, Pacific Yew) >= 4 cm DBH; Any tree >= 30 centimetres DBH; plus Wildlife, Nesting, Replacement, Steep Slope, Plan trees.; replacement required: Replacement Trees required per species/size table; if not feasible, cash contribution to reserve account amount not to be less than $300 for each Protected Tree proposed to be Cut.. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw, 2022, No. 3076, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000036",
 "municipality": "Esquimalt",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.esquimalt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw, 2022, No. 3076",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-06-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.esquimalt.ca/sites/default/files/docs/municipal-hall/bylaws/3076_-_Tree_Protection_Bylaw_2023_No._3076.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to cut, remove or significantly alter protected trees on private and public land Township-wide, with exemptions for hazardous trees and some federal/provincial land.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "1989211f2ead055db627cadf8c46bd3d60fc3ef08f0bb54f4647de762e922ddb",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1989211f2ead055db627cadf8c46bd3d60fc3ef08f0bb54f4647de762e922ddb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Native trees (Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, Western Red Cedar) >= 4 m height; Native trees (Arbutus, Big Leaf Maple, Garry Oak, Pacific Dogwood, Pacific Yew) >= 4 cm DBH; Any tree >= 30 centimetres DBH; plus Wildlife, Nesting, Replacement, Steep Slope, Plan trees.",
    "replacement_required": "Replacement Trees required per species/size table; if not feasible, cash contribution to reserve account amount not to be less than $300 for each Protected Tree proposed to be Cut.",
    "boulevard_trees": "Township exempt from permit for trees on land it owns/possesses; public boulevard trees must be shown on survey plans.",
    "fine_range": "Fine of not more than $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars); each day a separate offence."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4(1)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3(1)",
    "protected_threshold": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 9(1), s. 9(2), s. 9(5)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5(1)(g), s. 6(1)(e)(vi)",
    "fine_range": "s. 13(1), s. 13(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/esquimalt/trees/text-1989211f2ead/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/esquimalt/trees/"
}