{
 "answer": "In the City of Langley, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: City Tree; Tree in Environmentally Sensitive Area; 20 cm DBH on Lot subject to Development Application; Development Approval condition; Replacement Tree; Significant Tree (75 cm DBH); restrictive covenant; replacement required: Required for every Protected Tree removed. City Tree: 2 trees. Non-City: 2 medium/large or 4 small (3/6 for Significant). Cash in lieu permitted if planting not feasible.. Source: Tree Protection and Management Bylaw, 2025, No. 3321, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000066",
 "municipality": "Langley",
 "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.langleycity.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection and Management Bylaw, 2025, No. 3321",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-3321-tree-bylawpdf",
   "summary": "Protects trees ≥20cm DBH on Development Permit Area lots and 'Significant Trees' ≥75cm DBH citywide; requires a Tree Permit to cut, remove or damage a protected tree, issued by the Director.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "19e1cad18d25280828d0f5073375ea8dd668e7ffb2f7c290e82d8effd40e421d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/19e1cad18d25280828d0f5073375ea8dd668e7ffb2f7c290e82d8effd40e421d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "City Tree; Tree in Environmentally Sensitive Area; 20 cm DBH on Lot subject to Development Application; Development Approval condition; Replacement Tree; Significant Tree (75 cm DBH); restrictive covenant",
    "replacement_required": "Required for every Protected Tree removed. City Tree: 2 trees. Non-City: 2 medium/large or 4 small (3/6 for Significant). Cash in lieu permitted if planting not feasible.",
    "fine_range": "not less than $5,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4(1)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2(23)(c), s. 9(4)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 2(23), s. 2(29)",
    "replacement_required": "s. 9(1), s. 9(2), s. 9(3), s. 9(4)",
    "fine_range": "s. 13(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langley-city/trees/text-19e1cad18d25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/langley-city/trees/"
}