Trees & tree removal — East Hants, Nova Scotia

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The District municipality of East Hants, Nova Scotia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Municipality of East Hants Land Use Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27.

Municipality of East Hants Land Use Bylaw adopted bylaw

Sec 6.4.3 Shoreline Vegetation (Lakeshore Residential Zone): natural vegetation within 10m of a lake's high-water mark must stay undisturbed; up to 35% of trees/underbrush may be cleared for a filtered lake view; dangerous/diseased trees may always be removed.

Machine-readable: trees.json · Official website: https://www.easthants.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-27 · Trees & tree removal across Nova Scotia · Trees & tree removal in other municipalities