[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of
Haddon 2-14-1947 by Ord. No. 187. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
It shall not be lawful for any person, firm or corporation, or an agent,
officer, employee or servant thereof, without a written permit from the Board
of Commissioners, to:
A.
Cut, climb, prune, break, injure or remove any living
tree or plant on a public highway, public ground or park, or cut, disturb,
injure or in any way interfere with the roots of any such tree or plant.
B.
Place or maintain any rope, wire, sign, poster or other
fixture on a tree or on a tree guard.
C.
Injure or misuse or remove any device placed to protect
such trees.
D.
Spray such trees or plants with any chemical or insecticide.
E.
Fasten a horse or other animal to a tree, or cause a
horse or other animal to stand so that said horse or animal can injure such
tree.
F.
Pour salt water or place salt or other chemical upon
any highway, public ground or park in such a manner as to injure any tree
or plant planted or growing thereon.
G.
Permit the laying or maintenance of gas or other pipes
in such locations as to cause injury to any tree or plant on such highway,
public ground or park by interference with the roots thereof or by the escape
of gas or otherwise.
A.
It shall not be lawful for any person, firm or corporation,
or an agent, officer, employee or servant thereof, without a written permit
from the Board of Commissioners, to:
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
(1)
Attach any conduit, insulator, electric telephone, telegraph
or other overhead wire to any tree, or maintain it so attached, in a public
highway, public ground or park.
(2)
Place or maintain any wire or wires on a public highway,
public ground or park so that it or they may come in contact with any tree.
(3)
Place or maintain upon the ground in a public highway,
public ground or park any pavement of stone, cement or other substance which
shall impede the free access of water and air to the roots of any tree in
such highway or public ground or park.
B.
Unless otherwise provided in such written permit, there
must be maintained about the base of each tree not less than 16 square feet
of open space.
During the construction of any building or structure or work done upon
or abutting a public highway, the owner of such building or structure or the
person for whom such work is performed shall cause to be placed and maintained
on all nearby trees such guards as shall effectually prevent injury to them.
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
No person or corporation shall in any way interfere with or cause or
permit any person to interfere with the Board of Commissioners or its employees
in the planting, mulching, pruning, spraying or removing of any tree or plant
in the public highways or parks or in the removing of sidewalks or paving
of stone, cement or other substances from about the trunks of any such trees.
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall plant or cause or
permit to be planted any shade tree or trees in or on any part of any street
or public park without permission from the Board of Commissioners.
B.
When a tree-planting program has been authorized by the
Board of Commissioners, the Township will contract for the planting of trees
at locations along the streets of the Township upon application therefor by
the property owner and payment of an amount equal to 1/2 of the cost of such
tree or trees. After planting, it shall be the responsibility of the property
owner to water and maintain such tree or trees.
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
Trees planted under the provisions of this chapter either by the Township
or by the property owner shall be of a variety approved by the Board of Commissioners.
Trees to be planted on any part of any highway shall be planted not
less than 30 feet apart.
A.
Whenever the Board of Commissioners shall deem it necessary
and expedient for the preservation of public safety and general welfare to
trim or remove any tree on any street, avenue or highway, the said Board of
Commissioners shall give the owner of the lands on which said tree is located
30 days' written notice to trim or remove the same.
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
B.
In the event that such lands shall be occupied by the
owner, such written notice shall be given to the owner personally or by leaving
said notice on the premises with a member of the owner's family over the age
of 14 years. In the event that such lands shall not be occupied by the owner,
written notice shall be mailed to the assessed owner of such lands at his
last known residence, as shown in the records of the Collector of Taxes of
the Township of Haddon, by registered mail with postage thereon prepaid.
C.
In the event that any owner shall refuse or neglect to
trim or remove such tree as requested within the time so limited, then the
Board of Commissioners may cause to be removed, under its direction, all such
branches or limbs or trees as may be deemed necessary. In the event that such
owner shall refuse or neglect to trim or remove such trees as hereinbefore
set forth and it shall be necessary for the Board of Commissioners to trim
or remove same, the costs as shall, by resolution of the Board of Commissioners,
be charged against said lands.
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
On and after the adoption of this chapter, no street, avenue or highway
in the Township of Haddon shall be considered as having been officially dedicated,
either by the filing of a plotted plan of lots or by the granting of a deed
of dedication or otherwise, until a certificate is filed with the Township
Clerk, upon due authority having been given, informing the governing body
that said street, avenue or highway has been planted with trees and shrubs
to the satisfaction of the Board of Commissioners in keeping with the general
scheme of planting trees and shrubs in the beautification of the Township
of Haddon.
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
Applications for permits to plant, climb, prune, trim, remove or disturb
a tree in any public highway, park or public grounds shall be made in writing
to the Board of Commissioners, and, if approved by it, a written permit shall
be issued, defining in specific terms the extent of the contemplated work,
and no work other than that directly authorized shall be done under said permit.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation or any agent, officer,
employee or servant thereof, violating any of the provisions of this chapter,
shall upon conviction of such violation, be liable to a penalty not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both, at the
discretion of the court in which the conviction is had.
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 819]
B.
If any person, firm or corporation, or any agent, officer,
employee or servant thereof, after having violated any provision of this chapter,
shall, upon the same or any subsequent day or days, commit further violation
or violations of the same, each such subsequent violation shall be taken as
constituting an additional offense and shall be subject to the penalties provided
for the first violation.
C.
If any person, firm or corporation, or an agent, officer,
employee or servant thereof, shall neglect to perform any duty required of
him by this chapter, then each day of such neglect shall constitute an additional
violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the penalties provided for
a first violation.
