Tree Protection Zones.
Built to Spec.
City-required tree protection hoarding, installed to your municipality’s standard and ready for Forestry inspection before your work starts. Snow-fence or plywood, whatever your City requires. Hire us directly or through your contractor.
No hoarding, no start.
Most municipalities won’t let permitted work begin until tree protection is installed and inspected. Fencing that’s built wrong, too close to the trunk, missing the sign, or not to the City’s detail fails inspection and holds up the job.
We build it right the first time, to the spec on your permit or arborist’s Tree Protection Plan.
Snow-fence or plywood. To your City’s detail.
Framed snow-fence hoarding
1.2 m orange web fencing on a 2×4 frame or T-bar posts, with supports outside the protection zone. Used in Burlington, Hamilton and many other municipalities.
Plywood hoarding
Solid ¾” plywood on a 2×4 frame, at 4′ or 8′ as required. Standard in Toronto and Markham, and required elsewhere when machinery or stockpiles are close by.
Signage
Your City’s tree protection sign, mounted where the City wants it.
Removal
Available after Forestry sign-off, quoted separately.
Real installs. Burlington, 2026.
Framed snow-fence hoarding built to Burlington’s SS12A detail.
Four steps
Call
Send us your permit conditions, site plan or arborist’s Tree Protection Plan.
Quote
Priced to your layout and your City’s spec.
Install
Built to the detail and ready for the City’s inspection.
Removal
After Forestry sign-off, if you want us to take it down.
Every City has its own rules.
Choose your municipality to see what it requires: barrier type, protection zone distances, sign size, and inspection and removal rules, with links to the City’s own documents.
At a glance
Barrier, sign and inspection rules side by side.
| Municipality | Barrier | Sign | Inspection / removal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 2.4 m (8′) plywood; snow fence on road allowance | 40 × 60 cm, all sides | Urban Forestry inspects and approves |
| Mississauga | City-approved hoarding spec | City TPZ signs, mandatory | City inspects before removal |
| Brampton | Per permit / Tree Protection Plan | Per permit | Per permit conditions |
| Oakville | Town detail; wooden near stockpiles | Town-provided sign | Notify the Town in writing |
| Burlington | 1.2 m snow fence on 2×4 frame (SS12A) | TP-3, min 10″ × 14″ | City authorization for early removal |
| Hamilton | 1.2 m fence on T-bars (PK-1100) | 380 × 610 mm (parks) | Stays until all work is complete |
| Vaughan | Set by FPPR; heavy-duty where roots at risk | Per FPPR | You request first inspection (fees) |
| Markham | ¾” plywood on 2×4 frame, 1.22 m | 46 × 61 cm coroplast | Technician inspects before work |
| Richmond Hill | Orange fence on T-bars; plywood near stockpiles | Coroplast, max 10 m apart | City approves before work |
| St. Catharines | Per approved Tree Protection Plan | Per plan | Forestry Foreman decides |
| Whitby | Fence on T-bars; 19 mm plywood near stockpiles | 40 × 60 cm, each side, max 20 m apart | Landscape Inspector accepts before work |
| Oshawa | Orange fence, page wire or 12 mm plywood (25-P604) | Per plans | City inspects before construction |
| Pickering | Snow fence outside the drip line (P-1101) | Per plans | Written approval to remove a tree |
| Lincoln | Per Tree Protection Plan | Tree permit posted, visible from street | Inspections at start and completion |
Hand it off. Keep your schedule.
Pool builders and GCs shouldn’t have to spend a crew day on fencing. We install the hoarding to spec. Repairs and removal are available, priced separately, if you’d rather not tie up your crew.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need tree protection hoarding?
If your permit or approval conditions call for it, or your work comes within the protection zone of a protected tree, usually yes. Each municipality sets its own rules, so check your City’s page or your permit conditions.
How far from the tree does it go?
It depends on the trunk diameter and the municipality. A 35 cm tree, for example, needs a 2.4 m zone in Toronto, Mississauga, Burlington, Vaughan and Richmond Hill, but 3.0 m in Oakville.
Snow fence or plywood?
Whatever your City requires. Toronto’s standard is 8′ plywood hoarding and Markham’s is ¾” plywood, while Burlington’s is snow fence on a 2×4 frame. Some cities require plywood only where machinery or stockpiles are close.
Who removes it?
Most municipalities require their authorization before tree protection comes down. We can remove it after sign-off, priced separately.
Can I build it myself?
Yes, if it’s built to your City’s spec. Each City page lists what’s required, with links to the official documents.
Does it cover my neighbour’s tree?
It can. Oakville and Vaughan both include neighbouring trees within 6 m of the site.
Do you build to the arborist report?
Yes. We build what the arborist report states: the protection zones, the barrier type and any extra measures it calls for. Where the report asks for more than the City minimum, we build to the report.
Can you recommend an arborist?
Yes. If your permit needs an arborist report or Tree Protection Plan and you don’t have one yet, tell us when you get in touch and we’ll recommend an arborist.
Need tree protection installed?
Send us your permit conditions, site plan or arborist’s Tree Protection Plan and we’ll quote it to your municipality’s spec.