Kingston By-law 2018-15, s. Part 17(4) — Tree By-law

The value of financial compensation or financial securities shall be calculated as follows:

• The value of any Tree that is Injured or Destroyed as part of an approved plan of subdivision may be determined using a per-Tree flat rate compensation value as indicated in the City's Subdivision Development Guidelines and Technical Standards, as amended and applied as follows:
• Trees in poor condition will be exempted and will not be used to calculate compensation amounts;
• Ash Trees (Fraxinus spp.) will be exempted and will not be used to calculate compensation amounts;
• Trees in moderate condition, regardless of size, will be given a compensation value based on a one replacement Tree to one Tree removed ratio (1:1);
• Trees in good condition, regardless of size, will be given a compensation value based on a two replacement Tree to one Tree removed ratio (2:1);
• and Trees located within a proposed road allowance or area required to accommodate public infrastructure (e.g., stormwater management facility, utility corridors, public servicing infrastructure - water, sewer and storm, etc.) as identified in an existing Secondary Plan or an approved Draft Plan of Subdivision may be exempted from the calculation of compensation amounts where it can be demonstrated that efforts have been made to avoid wooded areas in the design of the plan;
• or The value of any Tree that is Injured or Destroyed and is not part of an approved plan of subdivision will be determined using the International Society of Arboriculture Trunk Formula Method, as amended from time to time, or The Director may determine an alternate method for the calculation of any financial compensation or financial security in consultation with City Forestry staff where it can be demonstrated that the objectives of this By-Law and the broader objectives of the City will be achieved.