{"id":72751,"date":"2024-01-19T11:17:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/?p=72751"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:23:41","slug":"trees-toppled-by-the-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/en\/trees-toppled-by-the-wind\/","title":{"rendered":"Trees toppled by the wind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No authorization is required to cut up and remove a wind thrown tree if it has been completely overturned.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For residents located in urban perimeters (Mountain sector, Village sector, Sutton Junction) or other residential sectors, if a tree has been uprooted and blown over on your property, we invite you to take a photo and keep it before cutting and removing it. These photos will serve to demonstrate that the tree has been blown down by strong winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"72745\" src=\"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Photo-arbre-deracine-janv24-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Photo-arbre-deracine-janv24-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Photo-arbre-deracine-janv24-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"72743\" src=\"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Photo-arbre-deracine-janv24-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Photo-arbre-deracine-janv24-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Photo-arbre-deracine-janv24-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>However, if the tree is still standing and only one or a few branches have broken off, if you wish to cut down the entire tree you will first need authorization from the Town.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authorization is also required, for the entire territory, if the cutting of fallen trees covers a cumulative area of 0.5 ha (5,000&nbsp;m<sup>2<\/sup>) or more.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, if you notice trees that have fallen into a watercourse and may be obstructing its flow, please contact us. A representative of the Urban Planning and\/or Public Works Department will visit the site to assess the situation. Please note that no heavy machinery may access the banks of watercourses (10&nbsp;m to 15&nbsp;m on each side) in order to protect these sensitive environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour toute question ou pour nous envoyer vos photos ou demandes d\u2019autorisation, \u00e9crivez \u00e0&nbsp;: <a href=\"mailto:enviro.urb@sutton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enviro.urb@sutton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The storm in early January caused several trees to be uprooted and blown over by extreme winds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":72814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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