2846 24 Tree Ordinance

5/22/24-Accepting Changes from 5/7/24 Meeting and Incorporating Amendments from 5/21/24 Council Meeting by Title 2, Chapter 90, Subchapter 1 of the New Jersey Administrative Code, respectively or any other applicable laws. 6. Provide written notice to the Township Forester and the Land Use Board not less than fourteen (14) days before any planned tree removal. 7. Ensure the Township Forester shall be onsite during all tree removal and replacement activities in connection with the development application. A stop work order may be issued by the applicable authority under this Chapter if the Township Forester is not onsite during the planned tree removal activities. Prior to the applicant's completion of its development project, the development applicant must have written permission/documentation from the Township Forester that the tree replacement has been completed in accordance with the development applicant's approved plan. 8. All parking lot owners shall maintain trees in compliance with Township Code § 25-12.l(o) and shall create 50% shade in the parking lots within twenty-five (25) years. f. If the proposed trees for removal are deemed by the Township Forester and/or a Qualified Tree Expert to be Property Line Tree(s), the owner of the Lot(s) are jointly and severally responsible for any costs associated with the removal of the Property Line Tree(s) and any replacement costs. If a Property Line Tree is unlawfully removed, both owners of the Lots where the Property Line Tree is located can be held liable pursuant to Chapter 28 § 10. 10