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Tree bylaw and arborist report rules in District of North Vancouver, BC
District of North Vancouver, BC: large-diameter trees, and protected trees at any size by place or species. The confirmed large-diameter size and permit fees are listed with the case each applies to.
- Application fee
- Varies by case
Tree bylaws in District of North Vancouver
The District of North Vancouver asks for replacement trees only when a lot's canopy would fall below 20% after the removal. Tree Protection Bylaw 7671 then sets the count by lot size: 1 tree for each large-diameter tree removed on a lot under 420 m², or 3 trees on a lot of 420 m² or more.
The bylaw sorts trees into two classes. A large-diameter tree is defined by its diameter, measured at 1.3 m on the uphill side. A protected tree has no size floor at all. Its location or species decides it: District land, a streamside area, a steep slope, wetland, or one of six named species. The large-diameter size is 75 cm (large-diameter tree that is not otherwise a protected tree).
Applications go in on a paper form. A permit for five or more protected trees costs $581.
District of North Vancouver tree permit rules
Minimum Diameter
75 cm (large-diameter tree that is not otherwise a protected tree)
Permit Fee
$116 per tree for up to 4 protected trees; $116 per tree to cut a large-diameter tree; $581 for five or more protected trees; $2,908 for a development that removes 10 or more protected trees on a parcel over 1 ha; $581 per tree to remove a large-diameter tree
Processing Time
Confirm with the District of North Vancouver
Penalty
Unlawful removal: the replacement trees the bylaw requires plus at least 2 more, plus 250% of the compensation fee. A failed tree protection barrier is ticketable at $300.
Special Zones
Protected at any diameter: trees on District land, in a protected streamside area, on a steep slope (over 20° or 36%), on wetland or within the 30 m waterfront zone, and in the Natural Environment, Streamside Protection and Slope Hazard development permit areas. Replacement, covenant, heritage, wildlife and old-growth trees are protected at any diameter too, and so are six species: Arbutus, Garry Oak, Oregon Ash, Pacific Yew, Western White Pine and Yellow-cedar.
Sizes and fees by case in District of North Vancouver
| Size | Applies to |
|---|---|
| 75 cm | large-diameter tree that is not otherwise a protected tree |
| Amount | Applies to |
|---|---|
| $2,908 | Development removing 10 or more protected trees on over 1 ha |
| $581 | Five or more protected trees |
| $116 | Large-diameter tree, cut, per tree |
| $581 | Large-diameter tree, remove, per tree |
| $116 | protected tree removed, up to and including four trees, per tree |
Before starting tree work in District of North Vancouver
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If the removal ground is a hazardous or high-risk tree, ask us first. Some Metro Vancouver bylaws require a report author who also holds the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
Reports for District of North Vancouver properties
District of North Vancouver in our Metro Vancouver bylaw references
District of North Vancouver tree permit guide
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