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NORME FORAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Silviculture
DEF

A tree protection rule that requires building contractors to tunnel or auger at a depth of 2.5 ft (0.76 m) under trees to avoid the damage to roots and other negative impacts on tree health caused by trenching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Sylviculture
DEF

En foresterie urbaine, règle que doivent observer les entrepreneurs en bâtiment selon laquelle on ne peut creuser à moins de 0,76 m sous les arbres afin d'assurer la survie des racines et de protéger la végétation environnante qui pourrait être endommagée par les excavatrices.

OBS

Selon M. Jean-Yves Bédard, responsable du Service de foresterie urbaine de la ville de Québec, la norme québécoise de forage prend surtout en compte la distance de l'arbre par rapport à l'excavatrice ainsi que la nature de l'espèce et sa facilité d'adaptation au territoire.

Spanish

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