MacKENZIE MurDY & MCALLISTER August 6, 1993

in summary, these Sections now allow Council a number of
alternatives, including:

1. prohibiting cutting or removal of trees;
2. regulating cutting and removal of trees;
3. prohibiting damaging of trees;
regulating activities that might damage trees;

requiring replacement of cut, removed or damaged
trees;

requiring maintenance of replacement trees;
requiring security for replacement trees;

different rules for different areas and for
different species, classes and sizes of trees;

designation of significant trees on the basis of
heritage, land mark or wildlife reasons;

requirements to trim, remove or cut down hazardous
trees and the removal of hazardous trees at owner’s
expense; and

11. assessment or inspections of specified trees or
sites.

Tit. IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES

In looking at the range of possibilities available to the
City in regulating tree cutting, it is apparent that there are a
number of implementation issues that will arise, all of which may
involve fairly significant expenditures of resources, both economic
and staff time, by various different departments.

First, to the extent that there is any identification of
particular trees of significance or various categories or species
of trees, in all likelihood a report by a qualified person such as
an arborist would be required, on which to base the designations.

Second, it is clear that whatever level of regulation the
City undertakes, will require involvement of a number of City
Departments, including:

1. your Parks and Recreation Department as the primary
monitor of tree cutting;

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