{
 "answer": "In the City of Port Colborne, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: True; protected threshold: All woody perennial species that have reached or can reach a height of at least 2 metres at physiological maturity; no DBH threshold stated; replacement required: Tree removal cost includes fee for planting, care and maintenance during a 2-year establishment period of a replacement City tree; Tree Replacement fee is $350 per tree. Source: Tree By-law 6175/01/15, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001710",
 "municipality": "Port Colborne",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://city.portcolborne.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Tree By-law 6175/01/15",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-01-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcolborne.ca/en/city-hall/resources/Documents/By-Laws/6175%2001%2015.pdf",
   "summary": "Authorizes the City to plant, maintain and remove trees on City property (parks, streets/boulevards); requires 30 days' notice to owners before removing an adjacent tree bordering City property; sets tree trimming/removal fees.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b2f02de90489ee4fe256fcdc971abf670cd59843c0a051fdbb1d3dc6b78d69a4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b2f02de90489ee4fe256fcdc971abf670cd59843c0a051fdbb1d3dc6b78d69a4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": true,
    "protected_threshold": "All woody perennial species that have reached or can reach a height of at least 2 metres at physiological maturity; no DBH threshold stated",
    "replacement_required": "Tree removal cost includes fee for planting, care and maintenance during a 2-year establishment period of a replacement City tree; Tree Replacement fee is $350 per tree",
    "boulevard_trees": "No person may injure, destroy, remove, or trim any City boulevard tree without Director approval; Drip Line work requires Director consent"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 8(1): 'No person shall remove an Adjacent Tree without written notice to and approval of the Director'",
    "applies_to_private_property": "s. 1(a); s. 7; s. 8",
    "protected_threshold": "s. 1(l): 'plant of any species of woody perennial...height of at least 2 metres at physiological maturity'",
    "replacement_required": "s. 6(3); Appendix C 'Tree Replacement $350 per tree'",
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 4(1)(a)(b)(c); s. 4(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-colborne/trees/text-b2f02de90489/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/port-colborne/trees/"
}