{"title":"Pouce Coupe tree removal rules and permits","question":"Do I need permission to cut down a tree on my property in Pouce Coupe?","slug":"tree-removal","place":{"path":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","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 Pouce Coupe","url":"https://www.poucecoupe.ca"},"short_answer":"Pouce Coupe states no permit for cutting a tree on private land. The Village asks you to contact it before landscaping that removes or alters vegetation. Trees on a street boulevard belong to the Village, and you need the Village Clerk's written permission to cut or injure them.","aliases":["tree removal pouce coupe","cut down tree pouce coupe","tree permit pouce coupe","boulevard tree pouce coupe"],"cost":"No tree permit or fee is stated in any Village bylaw or page.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"5011 49th Avenue, Pouce Coupe, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-786-5794"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"info@poucecoupe.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Boulevard and Property Maintenance, Village of Pouce Coupe","url":"https://poucecoupe.ca/government/public-works/boulevard-property-maintenance/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Pouce Coupe zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Pouce Coupe building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/building-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/wells","name":"Wells","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/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 private-land tree-cutting permit is stated. The Village says to contact it before landscaping work that includes \"removing or altering vegetation\". The zoning bylaw says existing healthy trees and shrubs must be kept unless removal is necessary for the proposed development or they are a safety hazard.","short":"No private-land permit stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.ca/government/building-development-copy/","title":"Building Development, Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Considering Developing in the Village of Pouce Coupe?","quotes":["Please contact the Village of Pouce Coupe to determine what application(s) and approval(s) you may require if you are planning any of the following activities:","landscaping (i.e. planting, removing or altering vegetation; constructing retaining structures; and, creating hard surfaces such as landscaping tiles or pavement)"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 4, Landscaping and Screening, item 4","quotes":["Existing healthy woody plants (trees, shrubs) shall be preserved and protected and shall not be removed unless removal is demonstrated to be necessary to efficiently accommodate the proposed development, or if the vegetation poses a safety hazard."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"exemptions":{"label":"Exemptions","value":"Zoning Bylaw: vegetation that poses a safety hazard may be removed without the \"preserve and protect\" rule applying.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 4, Landscaping and Screening, item 4","quotes":["or if the vegetation poses a safety hazard."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No tree permit fee is stated by the Village.","sources":[]},"replacement":{"label":"Replacement trees","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village states no replacement planting rule.","sources":[]},"city_trees":{"label":"City trees","value":"Trees on a boulevard are Village property and are maintained by Public Works. No one may plant, remove, cut down or injure a tree, shrub or plant on or next to a highway without written permission from the Village Clerk.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.ca/government/public-works/boulevard-property-maintenance/","title":"Boulevard and Property Maintenance, Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"What is a Boulevard?","quotes":["Any trees growing on the boulevard are considered Village property and will be maintained by the Public Works Department."]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/","title":"Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"s. 17(ii)","quotes":["unless they have first obtained permission in writing from the Village Clerk to remove or cut down such tree, shrub, bush or plant."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 for damaging a tree or shrub on a highway (Bylaw 588 s. 17(ii)); $100 for cutting down or removing trees on a highway (Traffic Control Bylaw No. 210 s. 22(h)). No ticket is listed for cutting trees on private land.","short":"No private-land ticket; highway trees $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule I","quotes":["Damage tree/shrub on highway 17(ii) $100.00"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule N","quotes":["Cut down/remove trees on highway 22(h) $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991, s. 17 (trees on highways); no tree bylaw for private land found. Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, Section 4 (Landscaping and Screening).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Schedule I","quotes":["Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991"]},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","section":"Bylaw cover","quotes":["Village of Pouce Coupe Zoning Bylaw No. 1093 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPouce Coupe has no tree-cutting bylaw for private land that we could find, and no permit or fee is stated. The Village's building page asks you to contact it before landscaping work that includes \"removing or altering vegetation\". The [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) landscaping rules say existing healthy trees and shrubs must be kept unless removal is necessary for the proposed development or they are a safety hazard. That rule is written for developments. No exemption for small trees is listed, and no replacement planting rule is stated.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Boulevard trees are Village property, maintained by Public Works. Under [Bylaw 588](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/), no one may plant, remove, cut down or injure a tree, shrub or plant on or next to a highway without the Village Clerk's written permission.\n- The fine is $100 for damaging a tree or shrub on a highway, and $100 for cutting down or removing trees on a highway. No ticket is listed for cutting trees on private land.\n- Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve is also subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act.\n- To confirm for your lot, call the Village Office.","sources":[{"url":"https://poucecoupe.ca/government/building-development-copy/","title":"Building Development, Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.ca/government/public-works/boulevard-property-maintenance/","title":"Boulevard and Property Maintenance, Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/","title":"Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://poucecoupe.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Pouce Coupe","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 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/tree-removal/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/tree-removal.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/tree-removal.json"}}