{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Thames Centre, Ontario, permit required: True; applies to private property: False; protected threshold: Any tree growing on either side of a Highway (rural areas); no species or DBH threshold stated; replacement required: Replacement trees must be planted within six months of written notification from the Municipality. Source: By-law 84-2002 - Tree Planting Guidelines, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001786",
 "municipality": "Thames Centre",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.thamescentre.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 84-2002 - Tree Planting Guidelines",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-10-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/thamescentre-006-ca/media/biibz5kr/084-2002-tree-planting.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopts tree-planting guidelines (Schedule 'A' urban, Schedule 'B' rural) forming part of the by-law, governing shade and ornamental trees planted on or adjacent to public highways. Requires a Registered Professional Forester or Landscape Architect to prepare a concept planting plan for Municipal approval; targets one tree per lot or one every 15m; bars planting within 2m of a driveway, 6m",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "7e6d6585116250287d2ef9f6af8973c1a1e342bd9a921ba6e1091fe317e55129",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7e6d6585116250287d2ef9f6af8973c1a1e342bd9a921ba6e1091fe317e55129.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "applies_to_private_property": false,
    "protected_threshold": "Any tree growing on either side of a Highway (rural areas); no species or DBH threshold stated",
    "replacement_required": "Replacement trees must be planted within six months of written notification from the Municipality",
    "boulevard_trees": "All trees planted on Municipal property; no trees on boulevards under 1.2m; species size selected by boulevard and lot width"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "Schedule 'B', s. 3.1: 'No person shall injure or destroy any tree or trees growing on either side of a Highway until they have first obtained the written approval'",
    "applies_to_private_property": "WHEREAS: 'authorizes... planting of shade or ornamental trees upon or adjacent to any public highway'; Schedule 'A', s. 2.1: 'All trees are to be planted on Municipal property'",
    "protected_threshold": "Schedule 'B', s. 3.1: 'any tree or trees growing on either side of a Highway'",
    "replacement_required": "Schedule 'A', s. 4.9: 'Replacement trees must be planted within six months of written notification'",
    "boulevard_trees": "Schedule 'A', ss. 2.1, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/thames-centre/trees/text-7e6d65851162/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/thames-centre/trees/"
}