Tree Protection Bylaw Review
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On October 3, 2022 the District of North Saanich adopted a new Tree Protection Bylaw No. 1548. To find more information on the new Tree Protection Bylaw including educational guides, application forms, and the species list please visit northsaanich.ca/trees.
About the Tree Protection Bylaw Review
In 2020, the District of North Saanich began work review its 1999 Tree Protection Bylaw to identify challenges, gaps, and inconsistencies in the bylaw and to recommend updates to reflect current best practices and community expectations.
There were four phases of work as outlined below.
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Share Ideas for North Saanich's Tree Protection Bylaw on Facebook Share Ideas for North Saanich's Tree Protection Bylaw on Twitter Share Ideas for North Saanich's Tree Protection Bylaw on Linkedin Email Ideas for North Saanich's Tree Protection Bylaw linkWhat ideas do you have for the update of North Saanich's Tree Protection Bylaw?View All Ideasover 3 years ago
Climate Change = Increased potential for wildfires. Tree removal within defensible space (30') from structures should be exempt from count
Wildfire Mitigation
over 3 years ago
Have a process where a property owner can have the "replacement tree(s)", planted in a public space rather than on their own property.
Trees for Public Space
over 3 years ago
We can't always save large, old trees ... so part of the discussion must be how and where we will plant new trees.
Plant New Trees
Page last updated: 19 Dec 2022, 12:26 PM
Documents
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Tree Protection Bylaw No. 1548 (2022)
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Staff Reports
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2022-10-03_Staff Report Bylaws for Adoption Tree Protection Bylaw - MTI - Fees and Charges (1.13 MB) (pdf)
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2022-09-20_Staff Report Phase 4: Bylaw Approval Process (1.91 MB) (pdf)
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2022-07-11 Phase 3 Summary Report and Next Steps (35.6 MB) (pdf)
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2021-12-13- Phase 3 Engagement Plan and Additional Research (52.7 MB) (pdf)
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2021-11-01- Phase 3 Engagement Plan Options (5.79 MB) (pdf)
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2021-08-16 Phase 2 Summary Report (40.8 MB) (pdf)
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2021-03-18 Phase 1 Summary Report (4.15 MB) (pdf)
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2020-10-05_TreeBylawReview_ProjectCharter_EngagementPlanRevisedSigned.pdf (2.03 MB) (pdf)
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Phase 4 Bylaw Approval Process
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Phase 3 Finalize the Bylaw
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Phase 3 Slide Presentation to Council (July 11, 2022) (4.73 MB) (pdf)
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Phase 3 Report: Engagement on Alternatives (July 2022)
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Summary of Bylaw and Policy Revisions (March 2022) (144 KB) (pdf)
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Draft Tree Protection Bylaw (March 2022) (614 KB) (pdf)
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Draft District Tree Policy for Trees on District Lands (March 2022) (283 KB) (pdf)
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Open House Boards (March 2022) (23.7 MB) (pdf)
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Commission Presentation (CPC April 20 and CSC April 27) (6.02 MB) (pdf)
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Virtual Open House Presentation Slides (March 30, 2022) (7.87 MB) (pdf)
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Council Presentation: Phase 3 Engagement Plan and Additional Research (December 13, 2021) (2.72 MB) (pdf)
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Phase 2 Draft Bylaw Update
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Council Presentation Phase 3 Options for Engagement (November 1, 2021) (2.03 MB) (pdf)
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Council Presentation Phase 2 Summary (August 16, 2021) (1.56 MB) (pdf)
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Draft North Saanich District Tree Policy (August 2021) (293 KB) (pdf)
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Phase 2 Report: Engagement on Key Directions (August 2021) (4.85 MB) (pdf)
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Virtual Presentation PowerPoint (May 11, 2021) (5.48 MB) (pdf)
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Q&A Responses Follow-Up (May 11, 2021) (208 KB) (pdf)
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North Saanich Sensitive Areas Map (983 KB) (PDF)
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Draft North Saanich Tree Protection Bylaw (March 2021) (606 KB) (pdf)
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Phase 1 Background Research
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Tree Bylaw Update Council Presentation (March 2021) (4.51 MB) (pdf)
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Key Directions Report (March 2021) (1.56 MB) (pdf)
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Engagement Plan (March 2021) (562 KB) (pdf)
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Phase 1 Engagement Summary (March 2021) (1.75 MB) (pdf)
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District Commissions Presentation Key Directions (February 2021) (7.5 MB) (pdf)
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Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) Visualization Graphic (218 KB) (pdf)
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About the Current North Saanich Tree Protection Bylaw - Info Sheet (475 KB) (pdf)
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North Saanich Tree Bylaw - Workshop Presentation (November 2020) (691 KB) (pdf)
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Neighbourhood Map (25.2 MB) (pdf)
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Virtual Open House Presentation and Q&A Session
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This video is a live recording of the virtual open house presentation by the Project Team on March 30, 2022.
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This video is a live recording of the March, 30 2022 Q&A portion of the virtual open house.
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This video is a live recording from May 11th, 2021 and presents the draft Tree Bylaw update.
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This video continues on from the presentation and includes the live Q&A recorded on May 11th, 2021.