A city councillor wants staff to consider changes to a tree\u002Dprotection bylaw in the wake of a land\u002Dclearing operation in rural Ottawa.
City staff determined earlier this month, after an investigation, that the tree-protection bylaw’s permitting requirements did not apply in this case, due to information provided about a plan to farm the land and a stated exemption in the bylaw for the destruction of trees asA spokesperson for the Taggart side of the partnership said previously that there are no plans for the future of the property “other than to farm the land,” but public critics as well as some councillors expressed...
The declaration that this particular land-clearing operation was exempt from the tree-protection bylaw was a tough pill to swallow for many of the delegates who presented to the committee Tuesday, a group that included critical residents from the Carlsbad Springs community and members of environmental groups.
Staff confirmed that this was not part of their process, prior to lifting a stop-work order they had applied to the site to investigate the tree-clearing.Article content
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