{
 "answer": "In the Town of Sidney, British Columbia, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Protected Species (height 1.2m+ or Diameter 3cm+) or Diameter >60cm; replacement required: Plant per ratio table or pay $750/tree in lieu if approved. Source: Tree Preservation Bylaw No. 2138, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000127",
 "municipality": "Sidney",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.sidney.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree Preservation Bylaw No. 2138",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-07-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2138-Tree-Preservation-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit to remove protected trees over set diameter thresholds (varies by species, e.g. 3-20cm); sets replacement-tree requirements and fees.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "0283f4999b1e92fc6a22730ac9dfdbf74ec614a4ed2876000d226afe29b77cf8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0283f4999b1e92fc6a22730ac9dfdbf74ec614a4ed2876000d226afe29b77cf8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Protected Species (height 1.2m+ or Diameter 3cm+) or Diameter >60cm",
    "replacement_required": "Plant per ratio table or pay $750/tree in lieu if approved",
    "boulevard_trees": "Trees on a highway are Protected Trees; Town removals exempt.",
    "fine_range": "$1,000 to $50,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.1",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 4.1",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 3",
    "replacement_required": "s. 10.1, 10.2(b)",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 3, s. 4.3",
    "fine_range": "s. 12.4(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sidney/trees/text-0283f4999b1e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sidney/trees/"
}