{
 "answer": "In the City of Peterborough, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: Any tree species with DBH of at least 7.5 cm (or potential to reach it), located within a Designated Area (Woodland ≥1 hectare or Plantation Woodland ≥1 hectare); excludes European Buckthorn, Glossy Buckthorn, and EAB-infested Ash; replacement required: Replanting on an equal area basis with species composition to replicate lost diversity; if insufficient area, owner pays the City the average of lowest and highest unit price per Table 1 (range approx. $16.00–$40.48/tree installed). Source: By-law 17-121 - Woodland Conservation By-law; By-law 21-074 - Tree Removal By-law, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001702",
 "municipality": "Peterborough",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.peterborough.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 17-121 - Woodland Conservation By-law",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-10-23",
   "document_url": "https://bylaws.peterborough.ca/bylaws/getFNDoc.do?class_id=20&document_id=13299",
   "summary": "Regulates removal and requires replacement/replanting of trees within designated Woodlands in the City of Peterborough, separate from the general Tree Removal By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "700251d0ad11ee647586baa694a90cf6e287e3e92db97461c18c9246803ac373",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/700251d0ad11ee647586baa694a90cf6e287e3e92db97461c18c9246803ac373.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any tree species with DBH of at least 7.5 cm (or potential to reach it), located within a Designated Area (Woodland ≥1 hectare or Plantation Woodland ≥1 hectare); excludes European Buckthorn, Glossy Buckthorn, and EAB-infested Ash",
    "replacement_required": "Replanting on an equal area basis with species composition to replicate lost diversity; if insufficient area, owner pays the City the average of lowest and highest unit price per Table 1 (range approx. $16.00–$40.48/tree installed)",
    "fine_range": "First conviction: not more than $10,000; subsequent conviction: not more than $20,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 15 — \"apply for and obtain an Approved Development Agreement\" or \"apply for and obtain a Permit\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 2 — \"whether the Woodland is located on private property or on land owned by the City\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 5(x) — \"a DBH of at least 7.5 centimetres at physiological maturity\"; s. 5(h) — Designated Area is Woodland \"one hectare or more in area\"",
    "replacement_required": "Schedule B — \"replanting shall occur on an equal area basis\"; \"Owner shall pay to the City the average of the lowest and highest unit price\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 31(a)–(b) — \"fine of not more than $10,000\" / \"fine of not more than $20,000\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/peterborough/trees/text-700251d0ad11/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 21-074 - Tree Removal By-law",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-06-28",
   "document_url": "https://bylaws.peterborough.ca/bylaws/getFNDoc.do?class_id=20&document_id=11896",
   "summary": "Permit required to injure or destroy any tree (4.5m+ mature height, 7.5cm+ DBH) city-wide, with exemptions incl. surveying, utility easements, and land within the Woodland Conservation By-law area.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ff81f6f3fc9f71314c221c7692a2061b52410e95f2b0694d3a76f34a239e5b1a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ff81f6f3fc9f71314c221c7692a2061b52410e95f2b0694d3a76f34a239e5b1a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "Any woody perennial plant with genetic potential to reach DBH of at least 7.5 centimetres and height of at least 4.5 metres; all species",
    "boulevard_trees": "Municipal activities are exempt; trees managed by the municipality fall outside this by-law's permit requirements",
    "fine_range": "Administrative penalty: $175 (first day) / $275 (subsequent days) general; $500 (first day) / $750 (subsequent days) for unpermitted activity. Offence conviction: $300–$10,000 per day (first); $400–$25,000 (second); $500–$50,000 (third+)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 9: \"No Person may Destroy or Injure a Tree except pursuant to a Permit\"",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 10: \"No Owner may permit a Tree to be Destroyed or Injured except pursuant to a Permit\"",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 7(u): \"DBH of at least 7.5 centimetres\" and \"height of at least 4.5 metres\"",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 8(a): \"activities or matters undertaken by a municipality or a local board\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 32(a)–(b), s. 33(a)–(b), s. 34(a)–(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/peterborough/trees/text-ff81f6f3fc9f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/peterborough/trees/"
}