{
 "answer": "In the City of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: diameter of at least 15 cm measured 1.4 metres above natural grade or a height of at least 5 metres; Significant Trees per Schedule 'A'; replacement required: one replacement tree to be planted for each tree proposed to be cut; two replacement trees to be planted for each significant tree 60 cm DBH or greater; $500 in lieu of each replacement tree not planted; 3 replacement trees to be planted for each tree unlawfully cut. Source: Tree Bylaw, 2019, No. 4108, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000105",
 "municipality": "Port Coquitlam",
 "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.portcoquitlam.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Bylaw, 2019, No. 4108",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-02-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4108%20-%20Tree%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a Tree Cutting Permit to remove or prune a protected tree (>=15 cm diameter, or planted under a development permit); mandates replacement trees (min. 5.0 cm caliper) and protects Significant Trees listed in Schedule A.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "7950d849cf6b1da7fe2df2114e5c90a0524a2848f94e4cb66ed1bd613d2b4e71",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7950d849cf6b1da7fe2df2114e5c90a0524a2848f94e4cb66ed1bd613d2b4e71.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "diameter of at least 15 cm measured 1.4 metres above natural grade or a height of at least 5 metres; Significant Trees per Schedule 'A'",
    "replacement_required": "one replacement tree to be planted for each tree proposed to be cut; two replacement trees to be planted for each significant tree 60 cm DBH or greater; $500 in lieu of each replacement tree not planted; 3 replacement trees to be planted for each tree unlawfully cut"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1(a)",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 4.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3.1(cc); Schedule 'A'",
    "replacement_required": "s. 7.2; s. 7.3; s. 7.7(b); s. 11.5(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/trees/text-7950d849cf6b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/trees/"
}