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Grimsby: questions buyers ask

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

The Town's Public Tree By-law 24-37, and Niagara Region's Woodland Conservation By-law 2020-79, as summarised on the Region's forestry page.

Sources checked October 29, 2026

Grimsby

The rule in Grimsby

Grimsby by-law 2020-79: the Town's by-law covers trees on or affecting public property; on private land, Niagara Region's Woodland Conservation By-law needs a permit or exemption to injure or destroy trees in a woodland, including woodlands under one hectare, which the Town delegated to the Region.

From Grimsby by-law 2020-79, checked 29 Oct 2026

  1. The recordTree removal
  2. Where to read itBy-laws; Forestry and tree cutting and 1 more
  3. The free check reads itPick “Tree and ravine limits”

What the record shows

The Town's list of by-laws describes its Public Tree By-law 24-37 as regulating the planting, maintenance and preservation of trees on or affecting public property; it lists no by-law for trees on private lots. For trees on private land, Niagara Region's Woodland Conservation By-law 2020-79 makes it an offence to injure or destroy a tree in a woodland without a permit or an exemption. The by-law applies to every woodland of one hectare or more, measured across neighbouring lots, and the Region's page lists Grimsby among the municipalities that have delegated woodlands under one hectare to the Region.

The Region's page lists exemptions such as trees removed to build under a building permit, and names fines of up to $10,000 or $1,000 a tree for an individual on a first conviction. A rule summary says what the by-laws cover; it doesn't say whether a given lot is part of a woodland or who owns a tree near a lot line.

Where to read it yourself

What OfferDue covers in Grimsby

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

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

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