Hamilton’s Climate Change Advisory Committee declined to even debate a motion from Member Fred Lenarduzzi that called on Hamilton City Council to exempt non-profit housing providers from the City’s tree protection bylaws.
Hamilton’s City of Hamilton Public Tree Protection By-law 15-125 requires payment of a removal fee and replacement compensation when a new development results in the removal of a City-owned tree. The costs can easily reach into the thousands of dollars per tree, depending on type and condition.
Lenarduzzi’s motion stated these costs “can represent a significant cost barrier to providing affordable housing,” and create a “potential conflict” with the City’s goal of enabling more sustainable affordable housing.
He wanted the City to include a review of tree fees for non-profit housing as part of the City’s ongoing comprehensive tree protection bylaw review, and to make “recommendations on minimizing the burden to sustainable housing providers with respect to the fees associated with public and private tree removals to sustainable affordable housing non-profit organizations.”
His motion failed to gain any seconder to permit debate of his motion during the Tuesday, April 29, 2026, Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.
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