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 "answer": "In the Town of Appleton, Newfoundland and Labrador, replacement required: Tree retention/replacement and landscaping plan must be included as a component of the Residential Development Scheme. Source: Town of Appleton Development Regulations, 2017-2027, verified 2026-08-29.",
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 "municipality": "Appleton",
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 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofappleton.ca",
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   "title": "Town of Appleton Development Regulations, 2017-2027",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-06-02",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/LGLUP-Appleton_DR.pdf",
   "summary": "Landscaping standards require tree planting on new lots: Council may require a minimum of one tree per 6 m of lot frontage on a residential lot (6.2.10.3), and on every commercial or public/institutional lot one tree must be planted for every 8 m of frontage (6.2.10.4). A tree retention/replacement and landscaping plan must form part of the development scheme in",
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   "facts": {
    "replacement_required": "Tree retention/replacement and landscaping plan must be included as a component of the Residential Development Scheme"
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   "fact_citations": {
    "replacement_required": "s. 3.1.3 condition 4; s. 3.1.4 condition 4"
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