2838-24 Amended Tree Removal Ordinance_With Comments.pdf

Draft 2/7/24—Administration Revisions to the Amended Tree Removal Ordinance 8 d. Exemptions. The following are exempt from the permit requirement of Subsection (a) above: 1. Property owners may remove hazardous or non-viable trees under Emergency Conditions prior to obtaining a Tree Removal and Replacement Permit. However, following the emergency removal of the tree or trees, the property owner or agent thereof shall complete the Emergency Tree Removal Form within seven (7) days of the removal. The person seeking emergency removal shall provide photographic and written proof of the Emergency Conditions by a Qualified Tree Expert to the Township Forester with the Emergency Tree Removal Form. Tree stumps must be preserved for inspection by the Township Forester. 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 of the tree canopy 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

or 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(c) are complied with. Deleted: and Replacement Deleted: the Deleted: and include a hazard tree evaluation form at that timewith the Emergency Tree Removal Form Deleted: and all removed tree(s) must be replaced. Deleted: a Deleted: d Deleted: a Deleted: s Commented [SG9]: There are situations where one tree takes up the majority of the tree canopy.