PB Resolution Adoption TC Ordinance 2616-20:Ch. XXV Amendments&Supplements re: Tree Removal #20-05

SPECIMEN TREE Shall mean a tree in good health of unusual or exceptional form, size, age or shape for its species as evidenced by its inclusion in New Jersey's Big Tree List, or data base, published and coordinated by the New Jersey Forest Service, or having a Champion Tree point total (girth in inches plus height in feet, plus one quarter of average crown spread in feet) within 10% of the point total of a tree of the same species listed in New Jersey's Big Tree List, published in "New Jersey's Big Trees", by the New Jersey Forest Service. STRUCTURE Shall mean a combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above or below the surface of a parcel of land. TREE Shall mean a self-supporting single-stem-percnnial woody plant having a diameter of at least four inches measured at a point 4.5 fect (or 54 inches) from the ground at the base of the tree on its uphill side and taller than 15 UI. CHAPTER 25, SECTION 27.4 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: 25-27.4 Permit Required; Prohibitions and Exemptions. a. Permit, Any person desiring to cut down or remove a tree tree removal permit issued pursuant to this chapter; and shal] not commence the cutting down or removal of any tree without first having been issued a permit._Tree within two feet of any property boundary shall also require written notice of the filing of a permit application to the neighboring property owner who shares the property boundary. all file an application for a b. Prohibitions. Notwithstanding Subsection a above, no person shall be permitted to do any of the following: 1. Cut down or remove any tree within wetlands, flood hazard areas, riparian zones, or other areas protected by State or Federal law or applicable EPA or NIDEP regulations; 2. Cut down or remove any tree within a conservation easement; 3. Engage in activities which could cause a tree to die, including but not limited to topping, grade cut or fill, soil compaction within the drip line, chemical contamination, exe sive drainage alterations or mechanical damage. Cad Cut down or remove any tree on a slope of 15% or greater in grade or on a slope where vegetation is presently stabilizing soils where a tree removal permit is 3 4838-7571-1939, v. |