Farnham

Conditions for the felling of trees

The City of Farnham allows the removal of trees under the following conditions:

• The tree is dead or damaged
• The tree is an ash tree
• The tree is affected by a disease or infected by an insect.
• The tree is dangerous to the safety of people or damage to property
• The tree is harmful to power, cable or telephone lines according to the authorities.
• The tree makes it impossible to carry out work authorized by the City or the Provincial or Federal Governments or their agents
• The tree is located within 3m of a building.

The City of Farnham provides a brochure with all the details for tree cutting on their territory.

Tree planting

For more information on tree planting, contact the City of Farnham’s Planning and Land Use Department at 450-293-3178.

Permit for tree cutting

To obtain a tree cutting permit, the owner must apply for a tree cutting permit from the City of Farnham. The application for tree removal is free of charge.

Tree Planting Grant

The City of Farnham does not provide grants for tree removal or planting.

Maintenance under the electrical wires

Contact Hydro-Quebec, before any tree maintenance (pruning, trimming or cutting down) under the 25 000VT electrical wires at the following number: 1-888-385-7252.

*The following sheets are for information purposes only, the regulations on the city’s website will always take precedence over the information presented above.