{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Oak Bay, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Species (Garry oak, etc.) >4cm basal diameter or >1m height; any tree >30cm DBH; significant, replacement, retained, canopy, covenant, nesting, scientific value, or municipal trees.; replacement required: 1 or 2 replacement trees per removed tree; $500 per tree cash-in-lieu if not accommodated on parcel.. Source: Tree Protection Bylaw No. 4742, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000094",
 "municipality": "Oak Bay",
 "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.oakbay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Protection Bylaw No. 4742",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-03-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4742-Tree-Protection-Bylaw-2020_CONSOLIDATED_2025-03-10.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to remove a protected or significant tree (thresholds by basal diameter/DBH class); Schedule D designates specific significant trees; regulates protection during construction.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "1628a66230e46a7bb8fef5e5c449a8471b572c451fb427c2477269039e2ec3d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1628a66230e46a7bb8fef5e5c449a8471b572c451fb427c2477269039e2ec3d5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Species (Garry oak, etc.) >4cm basal diameter or >1m height; any tree >30cm DBH; significant, replacement, retained, canopy, covenant, nesting, scientific value, or municipal trees.",
    "replacement_required": "1 or 2 replacement trees per removed tree; $500 per tree cash-in-lieu if not accommodated on parcel.",
    "boulevard_trees": "Boulevard trees are Municipal Trees and Protected Trees requiring a permit for cutting or damage.",
    "fine_range": "Minimum $3,000 per offence (Schedule B); maximum penalties pursuant to Offence Act (s. 16.1)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1 Protected Tree",
    "replacement_required": "s. 10.1, 10.2, 10.3; Schedule A",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 1 Boulevard Tree, Municipal Tree, Protected Tree (10)",
    "fine_range": "s. 16.1; Schedule B"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/oak-bay/trees/text-1628a66230e4/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/oak-bay/trees/"
}