HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3111/89 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER 3111/89
Being a by-law to authorize the regulating and
planting of trees, their preservation and
protection on lands vested in controlled or owned
by the Corporation of the Town of Pickering
Whereas pursuant to subsection 4 of section 313(4) of the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1980, c. 302, as amended, the council of every municipality may
pass by-laws respecting the planting and protection of trees on highways
and public places; and
Whereas pursuant to section 19316) of that Act, the council of every
municipal corporation may pass by-laws inter alia, for the regulation of
public use of corporate lands and for the protection of such lands;
Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering
hereby enacts as follows:
1. In this by-law
"Director" shall mean the Director of Parks and Recreation
b) "Public Property" means lands vested in, controlled,
owned by or under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of
the Town of Pickering and includes a highway;
2. No person shall mark, cut, break, debark, deface, damage or in any
manner injure or destroy a tree growing on public property.
3. l) No person shall attach any object or thing to a tree on
public property, notwithstanding that such attachment
would not injure or destroy the tree.
2) No person shall attach any object or thing to a stake,
post, guard or other object supporting a tree on public
property.
4. No person shall spray, fertilize, prune, trim, disturb, cut, alter,
or affect in any manner whatsoever either above or below ground, a
tree or any part of a tree on public property.
5. a/ The Director is authorized to remove or cause to be
removed any decayed or dangerous tree on public property
subject to section 313(4)(e) of the Act regarding notice..
b) No person shall plant a tree which is of the following
genera and species,
(i) Populus all poplar species
(iii Salix all willow species
(iii) Acer Acer saccharimum - Silver Maple
6. a) The Director is authorized to prune, trim, remove or
cause to be removed any shrub or hedge on a highway or
public property which is causing a sight problem or
obstruction.
bi The Director is authorized to trim or cause to be
trimmed, any tree planted on a highway, or on private
property where the branches extend over a highway.
7. The Town may approve a tree for a special preservation.
8. The Town may approve a tree for special recognition.
9. Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty
of an offence and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of
not more than $2,000.00 exclusive of costs.
By-law read a first, second and third time and finally PASSED this 17th
day of April, 1989.
Wayne Ar~l~rs, M~ayor
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER 3111/89
Being a by-law to authorize the regulating and
planting of trees, their preservation and
protection on lands vested in controlled or owned
by the Corporation of the Town of Pickering
Whereas pursuant to subsection 4 of section 313(4) of the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1980, c. 302, as amended, the council of every municipality may
pass by-laws respecting the planting and protection of trees on highways
and public places; and
Whereas pursuant to section 193(6) of that Act, the council of every
municipal corporation may pass by-laws inter alia, for the regulation of
public use of corporate lands and for the protection of such lands;
Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering
hereby enacts as follows:
1. In this by-law
a) "Director" shall mean the Director of Parks and Recreation
b) "Public Property" means lands vested in, controlled,
owned by or under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of
the Town of Pickering and includes a highway;
2. No person shall mark, cut, break, debark, deface, damage or in any
manner injure or destroy a tree growing on public property.
3. l) No person shall attach any object or thing to a tree on
public property, notwithstanding that such attachment
would not injure or destroy the tree.
2) No person shall attach any object or thing to a stake,
post, guard or other object supporting a tree on public
property.
4. No person shall spray, fertilize, prune, trim, disturb, cut, alter,
or affect in any manner whatsoever either above or below ground, a
tree or any part of a tree on public property.
5. a) The Director is authorized to remove or cause to be
removed any decayed or dangerous tree on public property
subject to section 313(4){e) of the Act regarding notice..
b) No person shall plant a tree which is of the following
genera and species,
(i) Populus - all poplar species
{ii) Salix - all willow species
(iii) Acer - Acer saccharimum - Silver Maple
6. a) The Director is authorized to prune, trim, remove or
cause to be removed any shrub or hedge on a highway or
public property which is causing a sight problem or
obstruction.
b) The Director is authorized to trim or cause to be
trimmed, any tree planted on a highway, or on private
property where the branches extend over a highway.
7. The Town may approve a tree for a special preservation.
8. The Town may approve a tree for special recognition.
9. Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty
of an offence and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of
not more than $2,000.00 exclusive of costs.
By-law read a first, second and third time and finally PASSED this 17th
day of April, 1989.
Wayne ArtiSts, Mayor
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