Does Clarington need a permit to remove a tree on a private lot?

The Municipality's trees page says By-law 97-35 regulates the destruction of trees in the municipality, and that removing trees within a woodland area may need a permit from the Region of Durham. It also says the Public Works Department maintains all municipal trees, including boulevard trees, roadside trees and those in parks, and that staff decide whether a boulevard tree reported as dead, diseased or overgrown is removed, trimmed or replaced.

Durham Region's Woodland By-law 30-2020 defines a woodland as land of one hectare or more on one or more properties with a minimum density of trees, such as 1,000 trees of any size per hectare, inside or outside the urban area, and bars injuring or destroying a tree in a woodland without a permit unless an exemption applies. The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority adds that it needs no permit to cut down trees unless they are within a wetland. A rule summary says which by-law covers which land; it doesn't say who owns a given tree or whether a stand of trees meets the woodland definition.

• Trees: the Municipality's page on municipal trees, By-law 97-35 and the Region's woodland permits
• Regional Woodland By-law 30-2020: Durham Region's by-law, with the woodland definition and permits
• GRCA permits FAQ: the Ganaraska authority's answers on permits, including tree cutting

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

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