{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of North Vancouver, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Protected trees include: trees on District land, within protected areas, on steep slopes, replacement/covenant/heritage/wildlife/old growth trees, on wetland or waterfront, within specified DP Areas, or of species: Arbutus, Garry Oak, Oregon Ash, Pacific Yew, Western White Pine, Yellow-cedar. Large-diameter trees: DBH ≥ 75 cm.; replacement required: For large-diameter trees: 1 replacement tree per tree removed if lot <420 m² with <20% canopy cover remaining; 3 replacement trees per tree removed if lot ≥420 m² with <20% canopy cover remaining. Cash-in-lieu (environmental compensation fee per Fees and Charges Bylaw) may be paid instead. For unlawful cutting: required replacement trees plus at least 2 additional replacement trees.. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw 7671, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000092",
 "municipality": "North Vancouver",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.dnv.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dangerous Trees Bylaw 5679",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1984-02-13",
   "document_url": "https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%205679.pdf",
   "summary": "Lets the District require an owner to remove, prune or otherwise make safe a tree that is dead, diseased, damaged or otherwise dangerous to public safety or property.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "855fc2af443bbd7818559689fc98650c06342abb15858d6750976743aca713bf",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/855fc2af443bbd7818559689fc98650c06342abb15858d6750976743aca713bf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/trees/text-855fc2af443b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw 7671",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-07-23",
   "document_url": "https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%207671.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to remove a protected tree or a large-diameter tree (75cm+ DBH); defines protected/significant trees and implements a District-wide tree cutting permit system.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "90ca207f84458665c08f1ff1c334098e46e8ff6e73d3a082623c2fa960896bfe",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/90ca207f84458665c08f1ff1c334098e46e8ff6e73d3a082623c2fa960896bfe.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Protected trees include: trees on District land, within protected areas, on steep slopes, replacement/covenant/heritage/wildlife/old growth trees, on wetland or waterfront, within specified DP Areas, or of species: Arbutus, Garry Oak, Oregon Ash, Pacific Yew, Western White Pine, Yellow-cedar. Large-diameter trees: DBH ≥ 75 cm.",
    "replacement_required": "For large-diameter trees: 1 replacement tree per tree removed if lot <420 m² with <20% canopy cover remaining; 3 replacement trees per tree removed if lot ≥420 m² with <20% canopy cover remaining. Cash-in-lieu (environmental compensation fee per Fees and Charges Bylaw) may be paid instead. For unlawful cutting: required replacement trees plus at least 2 additional replacement trees.",
    "boulevard_trees": "Trees on road, boulevard or lane allowance are protected trees requiring a tree permit for cutting, damage or removal.",
    "fine_range": "Not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $50,000.00 per offence per day; ticketed fines range from $300.00 to $1,000.00; large-diameter tree removal without permit: penalty equal to appraised value not exceeding $50,000."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 7(a): \"without a tree permit issued pursuant to Part 5 of this Bylaw\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 8: \"This part applies to all trees affected by any development of the land on which they are located\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 4 definitions: \"protected tree\" (a)–(k); \"large-diameter tree means any tree having a DBH of 75 centimetres (cm) or more\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 21(a)(i)–(ii), s. 21(b), s. 43(b)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4 definition of \"protected tree\" (a): \"any tree which is located on or which straddles land owned or in the possession or control of the District, including, without limitation, any tree located in a park or on a road, boulevard or lane allowance\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 40(d): \"not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $50,000.00\"; s. 41; s. 47 ticketing table"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/trees/text-90ca207f8445/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/trees/"
}