{
 "answer": "In the City of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: DBH >= 20cm, stump > 25cm; any size on City Property, Riparian/Conservation Areas, covenanted, nesting, or Significant Trees (DBH >= 60cm); replacement required: Plant Replacement Tree(s) per Schedule C; 2-4 trees based on DBH removed; 1 tree if only one removed per year; cash-in-lieu option if onsite not feasible. Source: Maple Ridge Tree Protection and Management Bylaw No. 8045-2026, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000075",
 "municipality": "Maple Ridge",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://mapleridge.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Maple Ridge Tree Protection and Management Bylaw No. 8045-2026",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-05-12",
   "document_url": "https://mapleridge.ca/media/file/tree-protection-and-management-bylaw-no-8045-2026",
   "summary": "Regulates cutting, removal and damage of Protected Trees, sets permit fees and requires replacement trees plus security for their maintenance; replaces the 2015 Tree Protection Bylaw No. 7133.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "2fc6b9134b0289db8bf1ddd5b01c00fef604777200a4221114d787509ee4da76",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2fc6b9134b0289db8bf1ddd5b01c00fef604777200a4221114d787509ee4da76.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "DBH >= 20cm, stump > 25cm; any size on City Property, Riparian/Conservation Areas, covenanted, nesting, or Significant Trees (DBH >= 60cm)",
    "replacement_required": "Plant Replacement Tree(s) per Schedule C; 2-4 trees based on DBH removed; 1 tree if only one removed per year; cash-in-lieu option if onsite not feasible",
    "boulevard_trees": "Protected Trees on City Property (including highways) cannot be Cut, Removed, or Damaged by owners; work must be undertaken by City."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 3.1 \"Protected Tree\" (a)",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3.1 \"Protected Tree\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 9.1",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/trees/text-2fc6b9134b02/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/maple-ridge/trees/"
}