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Serious. Trees are protected in Canada. You can own private property in Canada but are unable to landscape your property without first paying exuberant fees. $100 per tree if non construction related and $300 per tree if construction related. Ridiculous.
The more gov't extends into the private sector, the more fees (taxes) we will see and the more restrictions we will face to the point you can't chop down a tree on your own property without getting a gov't permit and paying out the ass.
Several cities in the U.S. are as bad or even worse (involving literally thousands of dollars sometimes and trees endangering lives not being allowed to be cut). Dense urban areas seem to breed that control freak stupidity.
Serious. Trees are protected in Canada. You can own private property in Canada but are unable to landscape your property without first paying exuberant fees. $100 per tree if non construction related and $300 per tree if construction related. Ridiculous.
The more gov't extends into the private sector, the more fees (taxes) we will see and the more restrictions we will face to the point you can't chop down a tree on your own property without getting a gov't permit and paying out the ass.
I didn't use exorbitant, as I wasn't trying for outrageous but rather was going for a sense of overexagerated, extremely joyful lavishly abundant tax.
$100 per tree is more than an exorbitant tax, it is an uninhibitedly enthusiastic exuberant tax - in my opinion.
Im just yanking your chain moss
''overexagerated, extremely joyful lavishly abundant tax'' haha, in that case I see what you mean. Oh no, look at the Arborist´s Reports etc, and THEIR fees, you have to file as well!
and I love the title, Application to Injure or Destroy Trees!!!!
It only applies in Toronto to trees where the trunk is more than 12 inches in diameter 4.5' from the ground. A permit is not required if the tree is dead, a hazard, or terminally diseased.
The Private Tree By-law was adopted to preserve significant trees on private property in the City of Toronto, to assist in sustaining the urban forest in the City and to educate individuals with respect to tree protection measures and alternatives to tree injury and destruction. The permit process is designed to help increase our city's canopy cover from its current 17% to 30-40% City of Toronto: Urban Forestry Services - Private Trees
It only applies in Toronto to trees where the trunk is more than 12 inches in diameter 4.5' from the ground. A permit is not required if the tree is dead, a hazard, or terminally diseased.
Well having had to deal with the tree commission in my own area it would have to be leafless in July to cut it down. The commission itself is made up of bunch of people that have no clue. True story, my brother cut and pruned trees for while and we had a big wind storm that came through that knocked down a lot of big trees. He got a call to remove one that half fell on house but was still somewhat standing... the lady from the tree commission shows up and asks him how he was going to put it back straight.
LOL... you would have needed a D9 dozer to do that.
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