[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Holland 2-16-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-3. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
No person, firm, corporation or individual connected
with such firm or corporation shall do or cause to be done by others
to any tree on the right-of-way of any Township road or street, either
purposely or knowingly, without the written permission of the Township
Committee or its designated agent, any of the following acts:
B.
Nothing herein shall prevent any governmental agency
from tying a public notice upon a tree in connection with administering
governmental affairs.
A.
Shovels and all other implements, machines and tools
shall be used or operated in such a manner as not to damage or destroy
any tree, shrub or plant in the right-of-way of any Township road
or street.
B.
Where in authorized excavations it becomes necessary
to expose or cut roots more than one inch in diameter, it shall be
the duty of the contractor to protect such roots under advice from
the Township Committee or its designated agent.
A.
Every person, firm or corporation having or maintaining
any electric, telephone, telegraph or other wires running through
the right-of-way of any Township road or street shall securely fasten
and maintain such wires in such a manner as will safeguard the trees
and shrubs against any damage therefrom and shall make periodic adjustments
whenever necessary to prevent damage to trees and shrubs growing in
the right-of-way of any Township road or street.
B.
No person, firm or corporation shall, without written
permission of the Township Committee or its designated agent, attach
or fasten any wire, insulator or other device for holding any wire
to any tree or shrub in the right-of-way of any Township road or street.
C.
Any utility company or its agents may, with prior
permission from the Township Committee or its designated agent, prune
and remove trees for line clearance of utility wires.
Where permission, consent or approval of the
Township Committee or its designated agent is required by the provisions
of this chapter, any person, firm or corporation required to obtain
such permission, consent or approval shall first make application
therefor, in writing, to the Township Committee or its designated
agent. The requested permission shall not be unreasonably withheld,
and the request shall be acted upon within 21 days of receipt.
[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord.
No. 1989-9]
A.
The governing body may prescribe penalties for the
violation of ordinances it may have authority to pass, either by imprisonment
in the county jail or in any place provided by the municipality for
the detention of prisoners, for any term not exceeding 90 days, or
by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both. The court before which any
person is convicted of violating this chapter shall have power to
impose any fine or term of imprisonment not exceeding the maximum
fixed in this chapter.
B.
Any person convicted of the violation of this chapter
may, in the discretion of the court by which he was convicted, and
in default of the payment of any fine imposed therefor, be imprisoned
in the county jail or place of detention provided by the municipality
for any term not exceeding 90 days.
