Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A building or structure the use of which is incidental to
that of the main building and which is located on the same property.
BUFFER AREA
The area along the side yard or rear yard of any lot within
three feet of the property line.
CALIPER
The diameter of a tree trunk measured in inches.
DIAMETER OF POINT OF MEASUREMENT (DPM)
The diameter of a tree measured 4 1/2 feet (forestry
method) above the ground level on the downhill side for existing trees.
Trees utilized in the replacement of existing trees or proposed as
part of a landscape plan shall be measured 12 inches above ground
level for trees with a four-inch caliper or less.
DRIP LINE
An imaginary line on the ground beneath a tree, the location
determined by extending a vertical line from the outermost branches
of a tree to the ground.
LANDMARK TREE
Any tree designated and identified as such by the Council pursuant to the standards set forth in §
125-45N.
MATURE TREE
A deciduous tree with a mature height of at least 50 feet
which should be a caliper of at least 12 inches measured at six inches
above the ground level when planted (e.g., red, Norway, silver or
sugar maple; sweet gum; London plane; American sycamore; white, red
or pin oak; American elm; copper beech; or other mature tree approved
by the Borough) or any of a group of conifer trees with a caliper
of six inches or greater at the time of removal (e.g., cedar, cypress,
arborvitae, cryptomeria, dawn redwood, fir, spruce, larch or pine).
MINOR TREE
A coniferous tree, ornamental tree or other small tree at
least five feet in height at time of planting (e.g., birch, dogwood,
Japanese maple, cherry, crabapple, magnolia, or any of a group of
conifers such as cedar, cypress, arborvitae, cryptomeria, dawn redwood,
fir, spruce, larch or pine) or other minor tree approved by the Borough.
PERSON
The owner of a parcel of real estate or any other individual,
group, company, firm, corporation, partnership, association, society
or other legal entity.
PUBLIC TREE
Any tree located on lands owned or controlled by the Borough
or by any other governmental body, or located within a public right-of-way.
PUBLIC UTILITY
Any public utility regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners
as defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:2-1.
SHADE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Committee established by resolution of the Borough Council
for the purpose of advising the Council and Supervisor concerning
the preservation of shade trees within the Borough.
SHRUB
A low, usually several-stemmed woody plant.
SPECIES
The common name of the tree.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials forming a construction for occupancy,
use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above or below the surface
of a parcel of land.
SUPERVISOR
Collectively, the Borough Manager and Superintendent of the
Department of Public Works.
TREE
Any deciduous or coniferous species of woody plant that reaches
a mature height of 12 feet or more and has a minimum DPM of six inches
or greater at maturity.
[Amended 10-28-2008 by Ord. No. 2126-2008]