The Shade Tree Commission shall have the following
powers and shall be required to:
A. Work with the appropriate township officials charged
with the enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Ordinance
of the township regarding shade trees to help implement the provisions
of those ordinances with respect to:
(1) The planting, removal, maintenance and protection
of shade trees in the public streets and highways of the township.
(2) The establishment and maintenance of buffer zones.
(3) The planting of shade trees in developments.
B. Contact owners of private property, where there is
the possibility of shade trees being removed, to advise them of the
desirability of retaining, altering or replacing such trees.
C. Work with other township officials and provide information
to the public in order to encourage the planting and maintenance of
shade trees on private property.
D. Prepare and present to the Board of Commissioners
such additional legislation as the Commission deems appropriate to
promote the planting and maintenance of shade trees in the township.
The Commission shall not hire, employ or pay
any tree warden, arborist, forester, engineer or any assistant as
might be considered appropriate without the specific approval of the
Department of Public Affairs and the Board of Commissioners.
No expenditure by the Commission shall be made
without the specific approval of the Department of Public Affairs
and the Board of Commissioners.
The Commission shall annually report in full
to the Department of Public Affairs and the Board of Commissioners
on the activities of the Commission.