--- title: Pouce Coupe tree removal rules and permits question: "Do I need permission to cut down a tree on my property in Pouce Coupe?" place: Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/pouce-coupe category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Pouce Coupe sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/tree-removal/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/tree-removal.json" --- # Pouce Coupe tree removal rules and permits **Question:** Do I need permission to cut down a tree on my property in Pouce Coupe? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Pouce Coupe, https://www.poucecoupe.ca) **Cost:** No tree permit or fee is stated in any Village bylaw or page. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - In person: Village Office, 5011 49th Avenue, Pouce Coupe, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - Phone: Village Office, 250-786-5794 - Email: Village Office, info@poucecoupe.ca ## Key facts - **When a permit is needed:** 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. - Source: [Building Development, Considering Developing in the Village of Pouce Coupe?](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/building-development-copy/) - Official wording: "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)" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, s. 4, Landscaping and Screening, item 4](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Exemptions:** Zoning Bylaw: vegetation that poses a safety hazard may be removed without the "preserve and protect" rule applying. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, s. 4, Landscaping and Screening, item 4](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) - Official wording: "or if the vegetation poses a safety hazard." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fee:** Not confirmed. No tree permit fee is stated by the Village. - **Replacement trees:** Not confirmed. The Village states no replacement planting rule. - **City trees:** 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. - Source: [Boulevard and Property Maintenance, What is a Boulevard?](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/public-works/boulevard-property-maintenance/) - Official wording: "Any trees growing on the boulevard are considered Village property and will be maintained by the Public Works Department." - Source: [Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991, s. 17(ii)](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/) - Official wording: "unless they have first obtained permission in writing from the Village Clerk to remove or cut down such tree, shrub, bush or plant." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** $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. - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw, Schedule I](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Damage tree/shrub on highway 17(ii) $100.00" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw, Schedule N](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Cut down/remove trees on highway 22(h) $100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** 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). - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw, Schedule I](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, Bylaw cover](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) - Official wording: "Village of Pouce Coupe Zoning Bylaw No. 1093 2026" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Pouce 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. ## Good to know - 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. - 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. - Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve is also subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act. - To confirm for your lot, call the Village Office. ## Official forms and pages - [Boulevard and Property Maintenance, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/public-works/boulevard-property-maintenance/) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF)](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) ## Related questions - [Pouce Coupe zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/zoning-lookup.md) - [Pouce Coupe building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/building-permit.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Tree removal permits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tree-removal.md) - [Dawson Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/tree-removal.md) - [Fort St. John](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/tree-removal.md) - [Tumbler Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/tree-removal.md) - [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/tree-removal.md) - [Fort St James](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/tree-removal.md) - [Wells](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/tree-removal.md) ## Sources - [Building Development, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/building-development-copy/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Boulevard and Property Maintenance, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/government/public-works/boulevard-property-maintenance/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Property Maintenance & Noise Bylaw No. 588, 1991 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/24064/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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