Tree Protection Hoarding in Markham
Solid plywood hoarding built to City of Markham requirements, ready for the Tree Preservation Technician’s inspection.
What Markham requires
Markham’s requirements are set out in its Tree Assessment & Preservation Plan (TAPP) Requirements. They call for:
- Barrier: solid wood hoarding, “continuous rigid and immovable”: ¾” plywood on a 2×4 frame, 1.22 m (4′) high, fastened with screws, not nails, and secured to the ground.
- Orange fencing: only where sightlines are a safety issue.
- Horizontal protection (where required): 10 cm of wood mulch under two staggered, overlapped, screwed layers of ¾” plywood. No OSB or particle board.
- Sign: 46 × 61 cm coroplast.
- Inspection: barriers are inspected by a City of Markham Tree Preservation Technician before any demolition or construction.
- Removal: only with the Tree Preservation Technician’s written authorization, with a follow-up inspection about a month after the building is complete.
Protected trees
- Private trees 20 cm in diameter or larger, and all trees on public lands, under Tree Preservation By-law 2023-164.
Need it built in Markham?
Send us your permit conditions or Tree Protection Plan and we’ll quote it to Markham’s spec.
What we build in Markham
Screwed ¾” plywood hoarding on a 2×4 frame, horizontal plywood root protection where required, and the City sign mounted.
Markham FAQ
Can I use snow fence in Markham?
Only where sightlines are a safety issue. The standard is solid plywood hoarding.
What are the fines?
From $300 to $100,000 for a first conviction.
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.
From the municipality’s own documents
Requirements summarized from the documents above. Your permit conditions or approved Tree Protection Plan always take precedence. Confirm with the municipality if anything differs.
Tree protection in Markham?
Send us your permit conditions, site plan or arborist’s Tree Protection Plan and we’ll quote it to your municipality’s spec.