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Regional Municipality-of-Niagara
Fort Erie
Grimsby
Lincoln
Niagara-Falls
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Pelham
Port Colborne
St. Catharines
Thorold
Wainfleet
Welland
West Lincoln
Regional Council deemed it desirable to enact a Tree and Forest Conservation By-law for the purposes of:
- Preserving and improving the Woodlands in the Regional Municipality through Good Forestry Practices;
- Promoting Good Forestry Practices that sustain healthy Woodlands and related natural habitats and environments;
- Helping to achieve the goal of 30% forest cover in the Region;
- Minimizing the destruction or injuring of trees in Woodlands;
- Regulating and controlling the removal, maintenance and protection of trees in Woodlands;
- Minimizing and guarding against dangerous conditions which may result in injury;
- Protecting, promoting and enhancing the aesthetic values of Woodlands;
- Contributing to human health, recreation, enjoyment and quality of life through the maintenance of woodland cover;
- Providing for the production of wood and other products derived from trees;
- Supporting the objective of the Regional Policy Plan to maintain, restore and, enhance the ecological health, integrity and biodiversity of the Core Natural Heritage System and its contributions to a Healthy Landscape as defined in the Regional Policy Plan;
- Enhancing and implementing processes and decisions made with respect to applications made under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.