2946-25 TREE ORDINANCE UPDATED (Redlined) 11.21.25.doc.pdf

11-24-2025 Ordinance on First Reading Deleted: 5/22/24-Accepting Changes from 5/7/24 Meeting and Incorporating Amendments from¶ 5/21/24 Council Meeting… application shall comply with the procedures set forth in Chapter 28 § 4(e) and shall be adjudicated by the Land Use Board. If the application is granted, the permit shall be issued by the Township Forester. Formatted: Font: Not Bold 4. Permits granted under this section shall run with the land and shall remain in force and effect for 12 months from the date of issuance. Any permit not acted upon within a period of 12 months after issuance shall become null and void. Deleted: pennit Formatted: Centered, Indent: Left: 0.06", Right: 0.33", Space Before: 2.9 pt b. Prohibitions. Notwithstanding Subsection (a) above, no person shall do any of the following: 1. Cut down or remove any viable tree within wetlands, flood hazard areas, riparian zones, or other areas protected by state or federal law or applicable EPA or NJDEP regulations; 2. Cut down or remove any viable tree within a conservation easement; 3. Engage in activities which could cause a tree to die, including but not limited to topping, grade cut or fill, soil compaction within the drip line, chemical contamination, excessive alterations to established drainage patters or mechanical damage. 4. Cut down or remove any viable tree on a slope with a grade of 10% or greater on a slope where vegetation is presently stabilizing soils. 5. Cut down or remove any viable tree unless it is performed by a tree contractor that is Qualified Tree Expert and who shall be registered with the Township of West Orange pursuant to § 527.1 et seq. Commented [PS18]: TREE CONTRACTOR THAT IS 6. Perform street, curb and sidewalk construction or repairs unless utilizing methods that protect the roots and trunk of a tree, such as manual excavation, reducing the curb, curving sidewalks around a tree, and modifying driveway aprons to accommodate trees as directed by the Township Forester or Township Engineer. 7. Remove viable trees within one hundred (100) feet of a ridgeline. 8. Remove viable trees which will impair the growth and development of the remaining trees on the applicant's Lot or on adjacent Lots. Commented [PS19]: ADD: VIABLE 9. Remove v i ab l e trees if tree removal will negatively alter existing drainage patterns and stormwater runoff. Commented [PS20]:

plicant's Lot or on adjacent Lots. Commented [PS19]: ADD: VIABLE 9. Remove v i ab l e trees if tree removal will negatively alter existing drainage patterns and stormwater runoff. Commented [PS20]: ADD: VIABLE 10. Remove viable trees if it will result in soil erosion. Commented [PS21]: ADD: ANY Deleted: tree