Saint-Constant

Conditions for the felling of trees

The City of Saint-Constant allows the cutting of trees under the following conditions:

• The tree is dead or damaged
• 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 the growth of other nearby trees.
• The tree makes it impossible to carry out work authorized by the City or the Provincial or Federal Governments or their agents

The City of Saint-Constant specifies in its by-law all the conditions for the cutting of trees on their website.

Tree planting

The City of Saint-Constant requires that all felled trees be replaced within six months of the issuance of the felling certificate.

Permit for tree cutting

To obtain a tree cutting permit, the property owner must apply for a tree cutting permit online with the City of Saint-Constant.

Failure to comply with the City of Saint-Constant’s tree cutting by-law is punishable by a minimum fine of $500.

Tree Planting Grant

The City of Saint-Constant does not offer 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.