{"title":"Kaslo tree removal rules and permits","question":"Do I need permission to cut down a tree on my property in Kaslo?","slug":"tree-removal","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Kaslo","url":"https://www.kaslo.ca"},"short_answer":"In Kaslo, no Village bylaw covers cutting trees on private land. But within 30 m of the Kaslo River, removing vegetation other than hazard trees needs a development permit. Village-owned trees can only be removed by Village staff or with a Tree Cutting Permit.","aliases":["cut down tree kaslo","tree removal permit kaslo","tree bylaw kaslo","remove tree kaslo"],"cost":"No tree-specific fee found. A development permit, if needed, costs $250.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"413 Fourth Street, Kaslo, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (as shown on the Village website; confirm by phone)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1280, 2022 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","url":"https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1280%20Official%20Community%20Plan%20Bylaw%20No_%201280%2C%202022(1).pdf"},{"title":"Tree Policy, Resolution 68/2017 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17232/"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16424/"},{"title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Kaslo zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Kaslo building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/building-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/slocan","name":"Slocan","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/tree-removal/"}],"topic":{"title":"Tree removal permits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tree-removal/"},"facts":{"permit_needed":{"label":"When a permit is needed","value":"No Village bylaw covers cutting trees on private land. In the Stream Protection DPA (properties within 30 m of the natural boundary of the Kaslo River, Map C), removing vegetation other than hazard trees needs a development permit. Check Map C for the Lakefront and Wildfire DPAs.","short":"No, except Stream Protection area (30 m)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1280%20Official%20Community%20Plan%20Bylaw%20No_%201280%2C%202022(1).pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1280, 2022 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 16.5.2","quotes":["Within the Stream Protection DPA, no change of land use, subdivision, or site alteration is allowed","removal of vegetation other than removal","are within 30 metres of the natural boundary of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exemptions":{"label":"Exemptions","value":"In the Stream Protection DPA, removal of hazard trees is excepted from the vegetation removal rule.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1280%20Official%20Community%20Plan%20Bylaw%20No_%201280%2C%202022(1).pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1280, 2022 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 16.5.2","quotes":["removal of vegetation other than removal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"If a development permit is needed: $250 application fee. No tree-specific fee found.","short":"No tree fee; $250 if development permit needed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16424/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule D, Development Fees","quotes":["Development Permit application fee $250.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"replacement":{"label":"Replacement trees","value":"None found for private land. For Village trees, a Tree Cutting Permit may require replacement: unless waived, two replacement trees per tree within one growing season (at least 3.0 m conifers; 80 mm DBH deciduous).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17232/","title":"Tree Policy, Resolution 68/2017 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 10 Tree Replacement","quotes":["any tree cut down must be replaced within one growing season at a ratio of two replacement trees for each tree removed"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"city_trees":{"label":"City trees","value":"Only Village staff or its agent may work on Village trees. Anyone else needs written permission or a Tree Cutting Permit from the Public Works and Parks Superintendent. Trees whose trunk crosses a property line are joint property.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17232/","title":"Tree Policy, Resolution 68/2017 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"Tree Policy, 1.2(c)-(e)","quotes":["Only the Village's staff or designated agent is authorized to carry out work on Village trees.","without first obtaining written permission or a Tree Cutting Permit","Trees are considered joint property when any part of the tree trunk crosses a property line."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Park trees and natural features: $250 (defacing, removing, destroying or injuring park property or a natural feature). Failing to maintain or remove hazardous trees and shrubs on private property: $300.","short":"No private-tree ticket; $250 for park trees","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 10","quotes":["Deface, remove, destroy or injure any Park 4(a),(b),(c),(d) $250"]},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"Schedule 13","quotes":["Fail to maintain or remove hazardous trees and 10 $300"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"No tree bylaw. Tree Policy (Resolution 68/2017) for Village trees; Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1280, 2022, s. 16.5 (Stream Protection DPA).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17232/","title":"Tree Policy, Resolution 68/2017 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"title","quotes":["Policy Title: Tree Policy"]},{"url":"https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1280%20Official%20Community%20Plan%20Bylaw%20No_%201280%2C%202022(1).pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1280, 2022 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"title","quotes":["VILLAGE OF KASLO BYLAW NO. 1280 A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN FOR THE VILLAGE OF KASLO"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Kaslo has no tree bylaw for private land. The [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1280, 2022](https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1280%20Official%20Community%20Plan%20Bylaw%20No_%201280%2C%202022(1).pdf) sets Development Permit Areas, and in the Stream Protection area (properties within 30 m of the natural boundary of the Kaslo River, Map C) removing vegetation needs a development permit. Hazard trees are excepted. Check Map C for the Lakefront and Wildfire areas too.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Ask the Village Office (250-353-2311) whether your lot is in a Development Permit Area.\n2. If it is, apply for a development permit before cutting. The application fee is $250.\n3. For a tree on Village land, a boulevard or a right-of-way, ask the Public Works and Parks Superintendent for a Tree Cutting Permit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- **Village trees:** under the [Tree Policy](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17232/), only Village staff or its agent may work on them. Anyone else needs written permission or a Tree Cutting Permit. A Village permit may require two replacement trees per tree within one growing season (conifers at least 3.0 m; deciduous 80 mm DBH), unless waived.\n- Trees whose trunk crosses a property line are joint property.\n- No replacement planting rule was found for private land.\n- Under the [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/), the ticket is $250 for defacing, removing, destroying or injuring park property or a natural feature, and $300 for failing to maintain or remove hazardous trees and shrubs on private property. No ticket was found for cutting a private tree.","sources":[{"url":"https://villageofkaslo2022.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/connector?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files&currentFolder=%2FBylaws%2F&hash=c245c263ce0eced480effe66bbede6b4d46c15ae&fileName=1280%20Official%20Community%20Plan%20Bylaw%20No_%201280%2C%202022(1).pdf","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1280, 2022 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17232/","title":"Tree Policy, Resolution 68/2017 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/16424/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.kaslo.ca/p/cityhall","title":"Village Office, Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/tree-removal/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/tree-removal.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/tree-removal.json"}}