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

The City's Trees on Highways By-law 135-2004 and Parks By-law 131-2019 for City-owned trees, and the City's Urban Forest Management Plan questions page on private trees.

Sources checked October 28, 2026

Windsor

The rule in Windsor

Windsor by-law 135-2004: the City states that no by-law regulates tree management or removal on private property in Windsor; trees in public places, such as streets and City parks, are protected by By-law 135-2004.

From Windsor by-law 135-2004, checked 29 Oct 2026

  1. The recordTree removal
  2. Where to read itUrban Forest Management Plan: questions; Forestry Services and 2 more
  3. The free check reads itPick “Tree and ravine limits”

What the record shows

The City's Urban Forest Management Plan page says trees in public places, such as streets and City parks, are protected against injury and removal by By-law 135-2004, but that there is no by-law regulating tree management or removal on private properties in Windsor, and that trees on private property are the owner's to maintain. The City's forestry page says City trees include those on the street right-of-way in the front yards of most homes, and that under By-laws 135-2004 and 131-2019 only City staff or approved contractors may work on them.

On 2 July 2025 the Community Services Standing Committee asked for information on the risk, costs and requirements for the City and for homeowners should private trees be designated through a private tree protection by-law, to go to Council with the Urban Forest Management Plan report; the City's list of by-laws online names no private tree by-law. A rule summary doesn't say who owns a given tree: whether a front-yard tree stands on the City's road allowance is a question for a survey and the City.

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What OfferDue covers in Windsor

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.

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