2838-24 Amended Tree Removal Ordinance_With Comments.pdf

Draft 2/7/24—Administration Revisions to the Amended Tree Removal Ordinance 14 § ___-7: Appeal of Denial of Tree Removal and Replacement Denial of any application for a Tree Removal and Replacement Permit may be appealed directly to the Land Use Board with written notice to the Secretary of the Land Use Board within forty-five (45) days of the decision by the Township Forester to deny an application. The person and/or entity who files the Appeal shall include a written report by a Qualified Tree Expert establishing why and how the Applicant has or has not complied with the factors set forth in § 6. It shall constitute a separate violation of the Ordinance if a tree is removed during the appeal process. Deleted: and granting Deleted: Planning Board Deleted: Planning Board Deleted: grant or Deleted: Only those within two-hundred feet who were required to be sent the Neighbor Notification Form shall have the right to appeal the decision of the Township Forester to grant a tree removal permit. Notice of the appeal shall be provided to all property owners within a 200 foot property line of the appellant’s site.… Deleted: appellant