The Board of Trustees of the Village of Oyster Bay Cove hereby
finds and declares that the maintenance of large and mature trees
is one of the most significant factors in maintaining the character
of the Village and that protection of large and mature trees is crucial
to the health, safety, comfort and general welfare of the Village,
its residents and property owners.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases
and words shall have the following meanings:
APPLICANT
The owner, contract vendee or lessee of real property or
its duly authorized agent.
PERSON
Any resident of the Village or any individual, fine, partnership,
association, corporation, company, public agency, public utility or
organization of any kind or agent thereof.
REAL PROPERTY
Includes all unimproved and improved real property within
the Village.
No person shall remove, or cause or permit the removal, death
or destruction of any tree having a trunk circumference of 22 inches
or more at a height of three feet from the lowest surrounding grade
without a permit issued pursuant to this chapter.