2839-24 Draft Amended Tree Removal Ordinance 4876-5203-6254 v.1 (1.17.24).pdf

9 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 of Chapter ___, Section 4© 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 stormwater 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 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

uthority 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. 7. All parking lot owners shall maintain trees in compliance with Township Code § 25-12.1(o) and shall create 50% shade in the parking lots within five 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