{
 "answer": "In the Town of Stratford, Prince Edward Island, trees & tree removal rules are set by Town of Stratford Zoning and Development Bylaw 45, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: Fine not exceeding $2,000; each day continues is a separate offence subject to a fine not exceeding $400 per day. Boulevard trees: Sustainable subdivision applications must provide trees on both sides of streets, between travel way and walkway, at intervals averaging no more than 40 feet.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003218",
 "municipality": "Stratford",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "trees",
 "label": "Trees & tree removal",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.townofstratford.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Stratford Zoning and Development Bylaw 45",
   "category": "trees",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-11-21",
   "document_url": "https://townofstratford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Zoning-and-Development-Bylaw-45-April-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Where Town Centre / Mixed-Use zones or multi-unit buildings abut an existing residential zone, existing trees within 6 m (20 ft) of the residential boundary may not be removed (for multi-unit buildings abutting R1/R2, trees over 100 mm caliper). Commercial mixed-use sites must plant trees (min 60 mm caliper) at set rates, and subdivisions/site designs must preserve existing trees and",
   "discovered_by": "pe-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "61ca8b47e4e60dd9f0c139dbb36ca79ba5881aaf881a0416fdc3cb3a24b46b0d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:08:46+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "45",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/61ca8b47e4e60dd9f0c139dbb36ca79ba5881aaf881a0416fdc3cb3a24b46b0d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "boulevard_trees": "Sustainable subdivision applications must provide trees on both sides of streets, between travel way and walkway, at intervals averaging no more than 40 feet.",
    "fine_range": "Fine not exceeding $2,000; each day continues is a separate offence subject to a fine not exceeding $400 per day."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "boulevard_trees": "s. 5.5.4(b)",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.12.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/stratford/trees/bylaw-45/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/stratford/trees/"
}