Vancouver Wants Security Deposit For Trees To Be Removed On Private Property

[WhatInThe]

Vancouver wants a security deposit of sorts for a tree to be cut down. Unless it's replaced or new one planted you don't get it back. Says they've experienced a significant reduction in the tree canopy over the years.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/...-deposits-for-tree-replacement/article/452455

I've seen similar regulations here. The problem on tree removal comes up big in communities with a lot of old tall trees which frequently come down from disease or storm. Some communities only allow trimming and other also demand a new tree planted if it is completely removed. The security deposit not so much.

 

[Debby]

My mom lives just outside of Vancouver in Surrey and she's running up against another version of the same law. She has a HUGE deodora cedar planted in a little skinny place beside her house and she wants to remove it but has to take photos and apply for a permit. Problem is that her lot is very small and already completely planted and she's supposed to replace it but where to put another tree. They won't accept her adding a bush in the trees place. But she hasn't mentioned any security deposit.