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The Tree Protection By-law<\/a>\u00a0came into effect on January 1, 2021.\u00a0Under the Tree Protection By-law, the following protected trees\u00a0cannot be injured or removed without a tree permit from the City:<\/p>\n All City-owned trees throughout the urban and rural area The protections on privately owned trees also apply to identified urban expansion or growth areas shown on schedules in the by-law. The areas covered by the various parts of the by-law can also be viewed on geoOttawa<\/a>\u00a0under the Forestry\u00a0heading.<\/p>\n The by-law also provides protection to all City-owned natural areas by regulating activities that might cause negative impacts.<\/p>\n For more information about the by-law, visit ottawa.ca\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n Exemptions<\/p>\n Property owners do not need a permit to remove dead or hazardous trees on their private property where the tree is an immediate threat to public health and safety. Photos should be taken prior to removal of dead or hazardous trees in such cases to provide evidence of the condition of the tree and the reason for exemption. Note that a permit is not required to prune private trees however, pruning should be done in accordance with good arboricultural practices.<\/p>\n Private Ash trees that are infested with the emerald ash borer can be removed without a permit. All ash trees removed must be disposed of within the Canadian Food Inspection Agency\u2019s Regulated Areas.<\/p>\n The by-law also provides exemptions for certain types of activities, such as normal farm practices, maintenance of power lines, aggregate extraction in accordance with provincial regulations, and professional surveying.\u00a0Where one of these exemptions applies to a planned tree removal activity, it is strongly recommended to contact City Staff prior to removing the trees with the reason for the tree removal, the address and location details, and the timing for the removal. Please contact urbantree@ottawa.ca<\/a> with this information. <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Enforcement<\/p>\n Under the Tree Protection By-law, an offence may include the destruction of a tree or injuring a tree without a permit, failing to adequately protect a tree that is identified for protection, failing to comply with the conditions of a tree permit issued under the by-law, or failing to comply with a stop work order.<\/p>\n If convicted of an offence, the penalties range from a minimum fine of $500 to a maximum fine of $100,000. For failing to adhere to a stop work order, the minimum fine is $500 and the maximum fine is $100,000 for each day or part of a day that the offence continues; in this case the total of all daily fines is not limited to $100,000.<\/p>\n The by-law also includes a special fine which may be charged in addition to the regular fines for situations where the person contravening the by-law may have the opportunity for economic or financial gain from the contravention.<\/p>\n What do you do if a tree has been removed illegally?<\/p>\n If you see a tree being cut down, there are several ways to check if a tree permit has been issued:<\/p>\n Check if there is a development sign on the property. If there is an active planning application for the property, there will be a large sign with information about the proposal. Call the City\u2019s Planner identified on the sign and ask if tree removal has been approved. If you determine that a tree permit has not been issued for a tree removal or if it is unclear if a permit has been issued, please phone 3-1-1 and indicate the address of the tree removal. A service request will be sent out to the City Forestry Inspector for the area and they will visit the site to investigate.<\/p>\n If you have, or believe that you have, witnessed an illegal tree cutting, please note down any pertinent information related to the removal to provide to the City\u2019s Forestry team if requested.<\/p>\n Aper\u00e7u du R\u00e8glement sur la protection des arbres d\u2019Ottawa<\/p>\n Le R\u00e8glement sur la protection des arbres est entr\u00e9 en vigueur le 1er janvier 2021. En vertu de ce r\u00e8glement, les arbres prot\u00e9g\u00e9s suivants ne peuvent \u00eatre endommag\u00e9s ni enlev\u00e9s sans un permis d\u2019arbre d\u00e9livr\u00e9 par la Ville :<\/p>\n Tous les arbres appartenant \u00e0 la Ville dans les secteurs urbains et ruraux; Les protections visant les arbres appartenant \u00e0 des propri\u00e9taires priv\u00e9s s\u2019appliquent \u00e9galement aux secteurs d\u2019expansion urbaine ou de croissance d\u00e9sign\u00e9s dans les annexes du r\u00e8glement. Les secteurs vis\u00e9s par les diff\u00e9rentes parties du r\u00e8glement peuvent aussi \u00eatre consult\u00e9s dans geoOttawa<\/a>, sous la rubrique Foresterie.<\/p>\n Le r\u00e8glement prot\u00e8ge \u00e9galement toutes les zones naturelles appartenant \u00e0 la Ville en r\u00e9glementant les activit\u00e9s susceptibles d\u2019avoir des r\u00e9percussions n\u00e9gatives sur celles-ci.<\/p>\n Pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur le r\u00e8glement, consultez la page Renseignements g\u00e9n\u00e9raux du R\u00e8glement sur la protection des arbres sur le site Web de la Ville d\u2019Ottawa.<\/p>\n Exemptions<\/p>\n Un propri\u00e9taire n\u2019a pas besoin de permis pour enlever de son terrain un arbre mort ou dangereux qui repr\u00e9sente une menace imm\u00e9diate pour la sant\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de la population. Avant d\u2019abattre l\u2019arbre, il doit toutefois prendre des photos pour prouver son \u00e9tat et justifier l\u2019exemption de permis. \u00c0 noter qu\u2019il n\u2019est pas n\u00e9cessaire de demander un permis pour \u00e9monder un arbre priv\u00e9, mais qu\u2019il faut tout de m\u00eame respecter des pratiques arboricoles exemplaires.<\/p>\n Un fr\u00eane atteint par l\u2019agrile peut \u00eatre abattu sans permis, et doit ensuite \u00eatre \u00e9limin\u00e9 s\u2019il se trouve dans une zone r\u00e9glement\u00e9e par l\u2019Agence canadienne d\u2019inspection des aliments.<\/p>\n Le R\u00e8glement pr\u00e9voit aussi des exemptions pour certains types d\u2019activit\u00e9s : pratiques agricoles normales, entretien des lignes \u00e9lectriques, extraction d\u2019agr\u00e9gats selon la r\u00e9glementation provinciale et arpentage professionnel.\u00a0Si l\u2019une de ces exemptions s\u2019applique \u00e0 des travaux pr\u00e9vus d\u2019enl\u00e8vement d\u2019un arbre, on recommande fortement au r\u00e9sident de communiquer avec le personnel de la Ville avant d\u2019enlever l\u2019arbre en pr\u00e9cisant la raison pour laquelle l\u2019arbre doit \u00eatre enlev\u00e9, l\u2019adresse et les d\u00e9tails de l\u2019emplacement, et le moment pr\u00e9vu pour enlever l\u2019arbre. Veuillez envoyer ces renseignements par courriel \u00e0 l\u2019adresse arbreurbain@ottawa.ca<\/a><\/p>\n Application<\/p>\n Selon le R\u00e8glement sur la protection des arbres, sont consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme des infractions l\u2019\u00e9limination d\u2019un arbre sans permis, les dommages caus\u00e9s \u00e0 un arbre sans permis, la protection inad\u00e9quate d\u2019un arbre cens\u00e9 \u00eatre prot\u00e9g\u00e9, le non-respect des conditions d\u2019un permis d\u2019enl\u00e8vement d\u00e9livr\u00e9 en vertu du R\u00e8glement et le non-respect d\u2019un ordre de suspendre les travaux.<\/p>\n Une personne reconnue coupable d\u2019une infraction s\u2019expose \u00e0 une amende variant entre 500 $ et 100 000 $. Le non-respect d\u2019un ordre de suspendre les travaux peut entra\u00eener une amende variant entre 500 $ et 100 000 $ pour chaque journ\u00e9e ou partie de journ\u00e9e o\u00f9 se poursuit l\u2019infraction; dans ce cas, le total des amendes quotidiennes peut d\u00e9passer 100 000 $.<\/p>\n Le R\u00e8glement pr\u00e9voit aussi une amende sp\u00e9ciale en plus de l\u2019amende normale si la personne qui commet l\u2019infraction peut tirer un gain de son geste.<\/p>\n Que faire si un arbre est enlev\u00e9 ill\u00e9galement?<\/p>\n Si vous voyez un arbre en train d\u2019\u00eatre retir\u00e9, vous disposez de plusieurs moyens pour v\u00e9rifier qu\u2019un permis d\u2019enl\u00e8vement a bien \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9livr\u00e9 :<\/p>\n V\u00e9rifiez s\u2019il y a un panneau d\u00e9crivant le projet d\u2019am\u00e9nagement sur la propri\u00e9t\u00e9. Si celle-ci est vis\u00e9e par une demande d\u2019am\u00e9nagement active, il devrait s\u2019y trouver un grand panneau \u00e0 ce sujet. Appelez l\u2019urbaniste de la Ville dont le nom figure sur le panneau et demandez-lui si l\u2019abattage de l\u2019arbre a \u00e9t\u00e9 approuv\u00e9. Si vous d\u00e9couvrez qu\u2019un permis d\u2019enl\u00e8vement n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9livr\u00e9 ou n\u2019en \u00eates pas tout \u00e0 fait s\u00fbr, composez le 3-1-1 et donnez l\u2019adresse de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9. Une demande de service sera envoy\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019inspecteur des Services forestiers de la Ville responsable du secteur, qui se rendra sur place.<\/p>\n Si vous avez \u00e9t\u00e9 t\u00e9moin, ou pensez l\u2019avoir \u00e9t\u00e9, d\u2019un abattage ill\u00e9gal, notez tous les renseignements pertinents au cas o\u00f9 les Services forestiers de la Ville vous poseraient des questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"La version fran\u00e7aise suit The Tree Protection By-law\u00a0came into effect on January 1, 2021.\u00a0Under the Tree Protection By-law,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142289,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[61,7820],"class_list":["post-142288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ottawa","tag-trees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAll trees 10 cm or more in diameter at breast height on private properties within the urban area that are subject to a Planning Act application for Site Plan, Plan of Subdivision, or Plan of Condominium
\nAll trees 10 cm or more in diameter at breast height on private properties within the urban area that are over 1 hectare in size
\nAll distinctive trees, which are trees 30 cm or more in diameter at breast height on private properties within the urban area that are 1 hectare or less in size<\/p>\n
\nCheck if there is a distinctive tree permit posted on the property and\/or on the tree. The by-law requires that all distinctive tree permits are posted on the property for 7 days prior to removal and 7 days following the removal. Notice of the permit must also be posted on the tree itself for 7 days prior to removal.
\nCall 3-1-1 and ask if a tree permit has been issued for the address<\/p>\n
\nTous les arbres d\u2019un diam\u00e8tre de 10 cm ou plus \u00e0 hauteur de poitrine situ\u00e9s sur des propri\u00e9t\u00e9s priv\u00e9es dans le secteur urbain faisant l\u2019objet d\u2019une demande en vertu de la Loi sur l\u2019am\u00e9nagement du territoire (plan d\u2019implantation, plan de lotissement ou plan de copropri\u00e9t\u00e9);
\nTous les arbres d\u2019un diam\u00e8tre de 10 cm ou plus \u00e0 hauteur de poitrine situ\u00e9s sur des propri\u00e9t\u00e9s priv\u00e9es du secteur urbain d\u2019une superficie sup\u00e9rieure \u00e0 1 hectare;
\nTous les arbres distinctifs, soit les arbres d\u2019un diam\u00e8tre de 30 cm ou plus \u00e0 hauteur de poitrine situ\u00e9s sur des propri\u00e9t\u00e9s priv\u00e9es du secteur urbain d\u2019une superficie de 1 hectare ou moins.<\/p>\n
\nV\u00e9rifiez s\u2019il y a un permis d\u2019enl\u00e8vement d\u2019arbre distinctif affich\u00e9 sur la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 ou sur l\u2019arbre. Selon le R\u00e8glement, ce type de permis doit \u00eatre affich\u00e9 sur la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 et sur l\u2019arbre \u00e0 retirer pendant au moins sept (7) jours avant l\u2019abattage, et sur la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 pendant au moins sept (7) jours apr\u00e8s.
\nFaites le 3-1-1 et demandez si un permis d\u2019enl\u00e8vement a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9livr\u00e9 pour cette adresse.<\/p>\n