private tree bylaw

Private Tree Bylaw - Intent and Process

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2011/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-37698.pdf

Private Tree Bylaw
Toronto’s Urban Forest represents 10.2 million trees with a
structural asset value of $7 Billion

6.1 Million of these
trees are on private
property

Authority:
City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 813, Article III provides
authority for the protection of trees on private property
Private tree bylaw approved by City Council on September 30,
2004


Intent:
Provides a standardized and equitable approach to protecting
the City’s urban forest
Ensures the ongoing health and well being of the City’s urban
forest
Increases awareness of the environment as well as aesthetic
and economic benefits of trees
Supports the City’s Official Plan, which recognizes the important
contribution of trees to the quality of life in Toronto.