What does Brampton's tree by-law cover on a private lot?

Under Tree Preservation By-law 317-2012, which applies to all private property in the city, a permit is needed to injure or destroy a tree with a diameter of 30 centimetres or more, measured at 1.37 metres above the ground. The City's page and the by-law exempt a tree within 2 metres of an occupied building and a tree under 30 centimetres; the by-law also exempts hazardous trees and emergency work. A permit's conditions can set the species, size, number and location of replacement trees.

Woodlots fall under the City's separate Woodlot Conservation By-law: a portion of land of at least 0.2 hectares holding, for example, 200 trees of any size per 0.2 hectares, where alterations outside a development approval need a permit. A rule summary says what the by-laws cover; it doesn't say who owns a given tree or how wide its trunk is, which a survey and a measurement settle.

• Tree regulations: the City's page on the tree and woodlot by-laws and permit applications
• Tree Preservation By-law 317-2012: the office consolidation (PDF)

Tree and ravine limits is in the free check as a summary of the City's rule, from our hand-kept table, with a link to the City's page. It is a rule for the city, not a survey of the trees on a lot.

Free check: pick “Tree and ravine limits” See the sample report