{
 "answer": "In the Town of Petrolia, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; replacement required: For each tree cut down by the municipality, a new one is to be replanted, in accordance with Section 486.2.1; boulevard trees: Must follow Master Street Tree Plan; no single species to exceed 20% of street tree population. Source: By-law 16-1999 - Municipal Tree Policy (amending Municipal Code Chapter 486), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001704",
 "municipality": "Petrolia",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://town.petrolia.on.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 16-1999 - Municipal Tree Policy (amending Municipal Code Chapter 486)",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1999-02-22",
   "document_url": "https://town.petrolia.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/16-1999-Tree-Policy.pdf",
   "summary": "Replaces Chapter 486 (Trees - Planting) of Petrolia's Municipal Code with a Municipal Tree Policy governing trees on Town land and road allowances. The Town supplies and plants a suitable tree on a front lawn at a taxpayer's request, at least 1m inside the property line, limited to one per year and planted spring and fall on a first-come basis",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8b570870dd3d1035ad13417851279d4f0cd99de8242328f8e0b0e1297464e7fc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "replacement_required": "For each tree cut down by the municipality, a new one is to be replanted, in accordance with Section 486.2.1",
    "boulevard_trees": "Must follow Master Street Tree Plan; no single species to exceed 20% of street tree population"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 486.7.1: \"except by written permit from the Director of Operations\"; Schedule \"B\" Tree Work Permit form",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 486.1.4: \"town lands or town right-of-way between the curb and property line\"",
    "replacement_required": "s. 486.3.4",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 486.3.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/petrolia/trees/text-8b570870dd3d/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/petrolia/trees/"
}