Kitchener By-law 692, s. 692.1.10 — Emergency work - defined “emergency work” means work required to be done immediately in order to prevent imminent danger including tree maintenance work necessary due to natural events (i.e. ice storm, high winds, lightning), as well as tree mainte - nance work associated with emergency drain, utility and building repairs
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Emergency work - defined “emergency work” means work required to be done immediately in order to prevent imminent danger including tree maintenance work necessary due to natural events (i.e. ice storm, high winds, lightning), as well as tree mainte - nance work associated with emergency drain, utility and building repairs.
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- 692.1.9 PROTECTION - DESTRUCTION - INJURY 692.1.17
- 692.1.9 Dying - defined “dying” means a tree that is infected by a lethal pathogen or where 70 percent or more of its crown is dead as determined by an arborist
- 692.1.11 Good arboricultural practice - defined “good arboricultural practice” means the proper implementation of renewal and maintenance activities known to be appropriate for individual trees in and around urban areas to minimize detrimental impacts on urban forest val - ues and includes pruning of trees to remove dead limbs, maintain structural stability and balance, or to encourage their natural form, provided that such pruning is limited to the appropriate removal of not more than one third of the live branches or limbs of a tree, but does not include pruning specifically to increase light or space
- 692.1.12 Hazardous “hazardous” means destabilized or structurally compromised to an extent that it presents an imminent danger of causing property damage or injury to life as determined by an arborist
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