2846 24 Tree Ordinance

5/22/24-Accepting Changes from 5/7/24 Meeting and Incorporating Amendments from 5/21/24 Council Meeting include a hazard tree evaluation fonn at that time. Tree stumps must be preserved for inspection by the Township Forester and all removed tree(s) must be replaced on a one-to-one ratio within two-years of removal. 2. Activities lawfully conducted on public lands or rights-of-ways by or on behalf of a local, county, state, federal or other governmental agency or entity, or a utility company, provided however, that to the extent possible, such entity shall provide a courtesy review of any tree removal and replacement to the Township Forester. 3. Tree removal in conjunction with a Woodland Management Plan(s) must be approved by the N.J. Forest Service. e. Development applications. Every development application filed with the Land Use Board that proposes tree removal and replacement shall: 1. Preserve fifty (50%) percent of the tree canopy on each developed Lot, and seventy (70%) percent on any undeveloped Lot. 2. Comply with all prohibitions and procedures listed in this Ordinance including but not limited to, providing the Township Forester and Land Use Board with a report from a Qualified Tree Expert outlining the reasons stated for the removal of tree(s) on the Lot, a tree replacement plan, and response from the Township Forester outlining their approval or disapproval of the tree removal application. If replanting or replacement of trees is performed offsite, the developer shall, apart from the fees paid into the Tree Replacement Fund, hire a landscape architect, licensed by the State of New Jersey, to oversee the species, quantities and placement of replacement trees. This shall be completed prior to the Construction Official and/or appropriate Township Official having issued a Final Certificate of Occupancy or within six (6) months of completion of the development. A bond shall be posted to ensure compliance and two year survival of the replanted trees. 3. Install protective fencing around the remaining trees and ensure the provisions

ond shall be posted to ensure compliance and two year survival of the replanted trees. 3. Install protective fencing around the remaining trees and ensure the provisions of Chapter 28, Section 4(c) are complied with. 4. Obtain a written report indicating that the Township Engineer or his/her designee(s) has inspected the site and certified that all soil erosion and sediment controls and stonnwater runoff controls required by this Chapter and applicable laws have been installed and completed. Copies of the certification shall be delivered to both the applicant and the Township Forester by the Township Engineer immediately after it is completed and made available to the public upon request; 5. Specify that no trees may be removed until after installation of stormwater runoff controls as required by this Ordinance, by Title 7, Chapter 8, § 7:8-5.4 and 9