Victoria By-law 09-079, s. 110(2) — Streets and Traffic Bylaw

The owner or occupier of land adjacent to a street must

• (a) trim and cut back a tree, hedge, bush, or shrub on the owner’s land to prevent injury to a roadbed, sidewalk or other works or obstruction to or interference with the free use of the street by persons or vehicles; and
• (b) trim, remove, or cut down a tree, hedge, shrub, or bush (collectively “tree”) on the owner’s land within 5 days of receiving notice from the Director of Parks and Recreation (the “Director”) to do so and that the Director considers the tree to be injurious to a roadbed, sidewalk or other works or an obstruction to or interference with the free use of the street by persons or vehicles.