Background
The City of Ottawa has two tree by-laws—the Municipal Trees and Natural Areas Protection By-law, 2006-279, which covers all municipally owned trees, and the Urban Tree Conservation By-law, 2009-200, which applies to a portion of privately owned trees within the urban boundary dependent on property size and tree size.
Following the completion of the Urban Forest Management Plan UFMP, staff are undertaking a review of the City’s tree by-laws. The objective of the project is to review and update both of Ottawa’s tree by-laws, and the associated processes and procedures.
