As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CALIPER
When used in determining the measurement of all trees, that
diameter as measured 12 inches above the natural grade.
[Amended 2-19-2003 by Ord. No. 1427]
A. Established, composition.
[Amended 4-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1528]
(1) There is hereby established a Shade Tree Advisory
Committee consisting of five members who shall all be residents of
the Borough, one of whom shall be designated as Chairperson. All members
of the Shade Tree Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor,
with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. In addition, there
shall be two ex officio nonvoting members of the Committee consisting
of one member of the governing body, designated by the Mayor, and
the Director of the Department of Public Works.
(2) There shall also be appointed two alternate members
of the Committee, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Council. The alternate members shall be residents of the Borough.
The alternate members shall be designated as "Alternate No. 1" and
"Alternate No. 2," respectively, and each alternate shall retain said
designation during the term of which he/she was appointed. During
the absence of any regular member, the Chairperson shall appoint one
of the alternate members to serve in the place of the regular member.
In the event, however, that a choice must be made as to which alternate
member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
B. Terms of members. The terms of two members of the
Shade Tree Advisory Committee shall terminate at the end of the first
year of their appointment. The terms of the remaining three members
of the Committee shall terminate at the end of the second year of
their appointment. Thereafter, the appointment of each member shall
be for a term of three years.
C. Terms of alternate members. The appointment of each
alternate member shall be for a term of three years.
D. Function of the Committee.
(1) It shall be the function of the Shade Tree Advisory
Committee to advise the Borough Council and the Director of Public
Works as to future plans relating to the planting, pruning, removal
and care of those trees and shrubs within the Borough that are located
upon public rights-of-way, public parks, school grounds and other
public places and to assist in the solution of problems relating to
the same.
(2) The Director of Public Works, prior to the planting
of all trees, as required by the provisions of this chapter, shall
refer the matter to the Shade Tree Advisory Committee for its concurrence
as to tree selection and recommended spacing. In this regard, consideration
shall be given to the various species of trees held to be harmonious
with existing trees and the character of the area where the trees
are to be planted. The Shade Tree Advisory Committee shall use as
its principal guide for tree selection and spacing the publication
by the New Jersey Shade Tree Commissioners entitled "Trees for New
Jersey Streets," as the same shall be amended or supplemented from
time to time.
[Amended 2-19-2003 by Ord. No. 1427]
Any person having control over any wire for
transmission of electric current or wire used for telephone communication
along a public highway shall at all times guard all trees through
which or near which such wires pass against any injury from wires
or from electric current carried by it. The device, means or any pruning
required shall be subject to the approval and direction of the Director
of Public Works, with the advice of the Shade Tree Committee.
No person shall permit any brine, gas or injurious
chemical to come in contact with the stem or roots of any tree or
shrub upon public property.
[Amended 9-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1291]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be punishable by any combination of the following:
a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
[Added 7-29-2015 by Ord.
No. 1721]
A. Purpose.
(1) The Borough of Glen Rock has concern that indiscriminate, uncontrolled
and excessive destruction, removal and clear-cutting of trees upon
lots and tracts of land results in increased drainage control costs,
increase soil erosion and sedimentation, decreased fertility of the
soil, degradation of water resources, decreased groundwater recharge,
and decreased property values, all of which negatively affect the
character of the Borough and the aesthetic beauty.
(2) The Borough of Glen Rock realizes that excessive removal of trees
adversely affects the health, safety and general welfare of our residents
and desires to regulate and control indiscriminate and excessive cutting
of trees by preserving the maximum possible number of trees in the
course of development of a site in the Borough as a whole, ensuring
that the health of trees preserved on a site is maintained throughout
the development process, protecting larger, older specimens of trees
and encouraging innovative design and grading to promote the preservation
of existing trees.
B. Landscape plan.
(1) A landscape plan must be included in a construction site plan or
when applying for a demolition permit. In the one-year prior, during
or for a year following construction/demolition, trees with more than
a four-inch diameter outside of a ten-foot boundary of the construction
footprint cannot be taken down unless replaced by a tree of at least
two-inch caliper. As an alternative, a donation can be made to the
Glen Rock Tree Trust for planting of replacement trees on public land
in the amount set by the Shade Tree Advisory Committee.
(2) Prior to work on construction or demolition, contractors or homeowners must submit a statement that they have read and have knowledge of the Glen Rock Municipal Code entitled "Trees and Shrubs on Public/Private Property," Chapter
208, Ordinance Number 819.
(3) Submit demolition checklist. (See Glen Rock Building Department checklist
on demolition or removal of structures/abandoned well.)