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File #: ID-1233-19    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Notice of Motion Status: Passed
File created: 4/10/2019 In control: Township Council
On agenda: 4/15/2019 Final action: 4/15/2019
Title: Adoption of a Tree Protection Bylaw
Title
Adoption of a Tree Protection Bylaw
Recommended Action
Whereas there are many renewed concerns from Township residents about the lack of a Tree Protection Bylaw in the Township of Langley especially due to recent tree-cutting / clear-cutting activity;

Whereas several other municipal jurisdictions in the Lower Mainland have already adopted Tree Protection Bylaws over the last decade including Delta, Richmond, Vancouver, Surrey, Maple Ridge and Abbotsford;

Whereas the City of Richmond BC has very clear and concise Tree Protection Bylaw standards easily available to the public on their City website, and their Tree Protection Bylaw has been in place since 2006;

Whereas the previous Township of Langley Council referred the matter of a Tree Protection Bylaw to the current Township of Langley Council;

Whereas in January 2019, the current Township of Langley Council identified Tree and Canopy Protection in the Township as one of their top 6 priorities for this term;

Whereas staff have requested Township Council to provide more direction on this matter; and

Whereas the recently formed Brookswood-Fernridge Neighbourhood Planning Committees will also need direction and standards relative to their advisory work on these new Neighbourhood Plans;

Therefore be it resolved that the Township of Langley (TOL) Council:
1. Adopt and implement the City of Richmond's Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 including its updates since 2006, and its easily available and concise website "Bulletin" format for the public;

2. Request TOL staff to:

a) Bring forward such a Township of Langley (TOL) Tree Protection Bylaw for First, Second and Third Reading on May 13, 2019;
b) Hold a Public Hearing on the proposed TOL Tree Protection Bylaw on May 27, 2019; and
c) Bring forward Final Reading of the proposed TOL Tree Protection Bylaw on June 10, 2019;

3. Request TOL staff to undertake an existing tree canopy review in the Township and to bring forward a Tree Canopy Protection Standard fo...

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