The Borough shall bear the cost of the following
Community Stewardship Incentive Program (CSIP) goals:
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CSIP 1
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Plan Preparation
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CSIP 2
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Training in accordance with the NJDEP Community
Forestry Program
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CSIP 3
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Public Education and Awareness
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CSIP 4
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Arbor Day Celebration
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CSIP 5
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Assessment and Inventory
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CSIP 6
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Tree Hazard Identification Plan
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CSIP 7
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Tree Planting
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CSIP 8
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Tree Maintenance
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CSIP 9
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Tree Recycling
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CSIP 10
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Ordinance Establishment
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CSIP 11
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Tree Care Disaster Plan
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CSIP 12
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Insect and Disease Management
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CSIP 13
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Other Expenses Related to Borough trees
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Private property owners may apply to the Commission
to voluntarily plant or maintain a tree or trees in the ROW abutting
the private property. Permission shall be granted, provided the planting
complies with this chapter and other policies as approved by the Commission
under an Adopt-a-Tree Program. Voluntary plantings or maintenance
costs may be borne by the property owner at one point in time, but
this event does not obligate the property owner to bear future costs
of maintenance or removal.
A.
The DSTC shall review and propose updates to the Fee
Schedule for tree permits, licensing, and for violation penalties
at not more than twenty-four-month intervals. Such fees shall not
exceed the maximum amounts allowed by the NJDEP Community Forestry
Program. All such fees and violation penalties shall be deposited
to the segregated tree account.
B.
The revised Fee and Violation Penalty Schedule shall
be submitted to the Borough Council and shall be made effective only
by a majority vote of the Borough Council.
All tree permit fees shall be deposited to a
segregated interest-bearing account (Tree Account) administered by
the Borough, and held for use as determined and directed by majority
vote of the Commission during a regular meeting. Such funds may not
be utilized to offset the annual Tree Budgetary expenditures of the
Borough. Such funds may be utilized for the purposes of:
