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Arborist Group

British Columbia

Tree removal reports in Metro Vancouver

The arborist report a private tree permit application asks for, written to your municipality's bylaw.

Current offerTree removal reports $250 $200 (up to 3 trees).

We confirm availability for your address before we quote. We do not offer emergency service.

What the report covers

Sergiy Litvinov, ISA Certified Arborist, prepares and signs each report.

Tree inventory

Each tree the application covers: location on the lot, species and diameter measured the way the bylaw measures it.

Condition

The health and structure of each tree, recorded from the site measurements and photos.

What the bylaw asks for

The findings your municipality's bylaw and application form call for.

Replacement plan

The replacement trees the bylaw sets for the removal, or the cash-in-lieu the bylaw allows in their place.

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.

How a BC report works

  1. Send the address and the trees

    Use the form or email us. Tell us the property address, which trees are involved and what the report is for.

  2. We check the bylaw and confirm availability

    We confirm which municipality's rules apply and whether we can take your file.

  3. Site measurements and photos

    We arrange the measurements and photos the report needs and tell you who attends when we confirm availability.

  4. Your report

    Sergiy Litvinov, ISA Certified Arborist, prepares and signs the report.

Where we ask first

Each of these municipalities requires the report author to hold the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.

  • New Westminster

    Bylaw s.2.1(c) requires ISA or BC ITA certification, plus the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), plus a City or intermunicipal business licence held by the individual.

  • Surrey

    The Surrey Tree Protection Bylaw defines the arborist as an ISA Certified Arborist who is also an ISA Tree Risk Assessor.

  • White Rock

    The bylaw definitions require an ISA Certified Arborist with a current TRAQ credential.

Other municipalities with full bylaw guides

Reply Within 24 HoursSubmit below or email vancouver@arboristgroup.com

Get a quote

Tell us about your property. An ISA Certified Arborist will reply with a firm quote.

  • Free consultation, response within 24 hours.
  • We confirm availability for your address before we quote.
  • We do not sell tree removal.

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