On 21-Mar-2005, "BCITORGB" wrote:

We've had way too many instances in the past of trees disappearing in
some kind of "cut and run" operation as people seek to create views
where none existed before. Fines can run as high as $20,000 per tree
(cheap in the minds of developers if it creates $250,000 worth of
view).

Creating a view might also create an erosion and hillside instability
problem too. Not something very many people worry about til the
lawsuits roll in.

Mike