A. 
No person shall plant any tree in any park or street, or other public land, or in the ROW, without a permit or written direction from the DSTC. Planting in private land is not governed by or regulated by this article.
B. 
The DSTC may waive or modify required planting locations if field conditions or mitigating circumstances exist, such waiver or modification to be in writing only.
If the DSTC or the Borough deems that a new tree or replacement tree shall be planted, then the Borough may plant within the ROW as determined by the DSTC. Property owners shall be given the opportunity to participate in the Adopt-a-Tree Program, which shall be reviewed periodically by the DSTC and shall, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
A. 
The property owner may select a tree from the appropriate DSTC approved list.
B. 
The property owner shall water the tree after planting once a day for a week, once a week for a month and once a month for a year. Approved DSTC guidelines for watering shall be followed.
C. 
The Borough of Dumont shall maintain the tree.
The DSTC shall periodically review and approve lists of small, medium and large trees for planting in public lands in the Borough. Such lists shall be made readily available to the public.
A. 
Minimum spacing between trees. The spacing for planting of street trees shall be in accordance with the three size classes listed in § 344-4, Definitions, as follows:
Small Tree
(feet)
Medium Tree
(feet)
Large Tree
(feet)
Small tree distance to the nearest
15
15
15
Medium tree distance to the nearest
15
30
30
Large tree distance to the nearest
15
30
40
B. 
Confining elements. When practicable, the planting distance from curbs or curblines and sidewalks or other paved areas shall be in accordance with the three size classes listed in § 344-4, Definitions, as follows: for a small tree, shall be one foot three inches, for a medium tree shall be two feet and for a large tree shall be four feet.
C. 
Distance from utilities. The distance from the center of the tree to the vertical plane through a utility line shall be as follows:
Small Tree
(feet)
Medium Tree
(feet)
Large Tree
(feet)
Underground water, gas or sewage mains, or oil fill pipes, or coal fill chute
6
12
16
Overhead electric, telephone and cable wires
0
4
4
D. 
Tree collar damage prevention. There shall be kept clear of lawn, vegetation and weeds an area of a minimum of one foot around the base of newly planted trees. The intent of this section is to prevent injury to the newly planted trees from lawn mowers and trimmers.
E. 
Firesafety. No street trees, or other woody plant material shall be planted, or allowed to branch into the ROW within:
(1) 
Fifteen feet of a fire plug, a standpipe connection, or any other water connection point for Fire Department use; or
(2) 
The area directly in front of the entrance and egress doors to a building.
F. 
Traffic and pedestrian safety. No street trees, or other woody plant material shall be planted, or allowed to branch into the ROW within:
(1) 
Twenty feet of the midpoint of the curb corner at any intersection;
(2) 
Seven feet of a curb cut;
(3) 
A location where the roadbed curves, in such a manner to block the view of drivers exiting any curb cut;
(4) 
Twenty five feet of a streetlight;
(5) 
Thirty feet of a stop sign or traffic light;
(6) 
Six feet of other traffic signs;
(7) 
The area between five feet and 15 feet behind a parking meter where car doors are anticipated to open;
(8) 
A zone where such tree or woody plant material does not allow a clear three-foot-wide pedestrian walkway to be maintained;
(9) 
A zone within five feet from the curb at bus stops, for the full length of the bus in the stopped position.
G. 
Other planting requirements:
(1) 
Tree species must be selected from the DSTC Approved Tree Lists of small, medium or large trees, or shall be reviewed by the DSTC on a case-by-case basis for authorization to plant.
(2) 
Three or more trees of the same species may not be planted in immediate sequence proximity to each other. The purpose of this is to encourage biodiversity.
(3) 
Tree(s) may be planted on either side of sidewalks in lawn areas where there is sufficient room within the ROW; however, the center of the new tree shall be set in at least one foot and six inches from the ROW border line.
(4) 
Tree(s) may be planted in a tree pit at the curbline of a sidewalk, where the sidewalk extends to the curb, provided that the remaining sidewalk is not less than three feet clear, and provided that the tree pit is paved with a porous surface, such as cobbles or pavers set in sand, and that the tree pit is of the following sizes:
Tree Size
Minimum Tree Pit Size
(feet)
Small tree
3 by 4
Medium tree
5 by 10
Large tree
10 by 10