Kitchener By-law 692, s. 692.1.13 — Injure/injury - defined “injure/injury” means injuring or destroying a tree by
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Injure/injury - defined “injure/injury” means injuring or destroying a tree by:
- removing, cutting, girdling, or smothering of the tree or roots;
- interfering with the water supply;
- setting fire to a tree; applying chemicals on, around, or near the tree; compac - tion or re-grading within the drip line of a tree.
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- 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
- 692.1.14 Land - defined “land” includes all property within the City
- 692.1.15 Officer - defined “officer” means any person designated by this or any other by-law or resolu - tion of the City to issue permits, impose conditions and to enforce the permits
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