Borough of Dumont, NJ
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2023-12-19
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 344 Shade Trees
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Article VII Tree Permits; Permit Revocation
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 9 Campaign and Political Party Reports
- Ch 11 Claims Approval
- Ch 13 Contracts and Services, Award of
- Ch 16 Court, Municipal
- Ch 21 Traffic and Parking
- Ch 25 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 28 Emergency Management Council
- Ch 31 Ethics
- Ch 36 Fire Department
- Ch 41 Health, Board of
- Ch 45 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 47 Mayor and Council
- Ch 52 Officers and Employees
- Ch 57 Payroll
- Ch 63 Pensions
- Ch 69 Personnel Policies
- Ch 75 Police Department
- Ch 81 Public Works, Department of
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 98 Affordable Housing
- Ch 102 Alarm Systems
- Ch 108 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 114 Amusements
- Ch 119 Animals
- Ch 125 Autobuses
- Ch 128 Bicycles
- Ch 132 Bill Posting
- Ch 139 Brush, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 148 Buildings, Dangerous and Unfit
- Ch 149 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 155 Car Washes
- Ch 161 Cell Phones
- Ch 167 Checks, Returned
- Ch 182 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 188 Contractors
- Ch 193 Laundromats
- Ch 196 Dumpsters
- Ch 203 Entertainment Licensing
- Ch 209 Fees
- Ch 213 Filming
- Ch 216 Fire Prevention
- Ch 222 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 228 Fuel Delivery, Emergency
- Ch 235 Hazardous Waste Cleanup
- Ch 245 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 250 Library
- Ch 256 Littering
- Ch 257 Memorial Benches and Trees
- Ch 270 Noise
- Ch 277 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 283 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 289 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 295 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 300 Pesticides
- Ch 306 Property Maintenance
- Ch 317 Recreational Vehicles, Parking of
- Ch 322 Rent Control
- Ch 327 Sales, Special
- Ch 333 Secondhand Jewelry Dealers
- Ch 339 Sewers
- Ch 342 Sex Offenders
- Ch 344 Shade Trees
- Ch 344 Art VII Tree Permits; Permit Revocation
- § 344-24 Tree permit.
- § 344-25 Tree permit revocation.
- Ch 345 Shopping Carts
- Ch 350 Signs
- Ch 355 Site Plan Review
- Ch 360 Smoking
- Ch 362 Soil Removal
- Ch 368 Solid Waste
- Ch 372 Storm Drains
- Ch 374 Stormwater Management and Control
- Ch 380 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 386 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 392 Swimming Pools
- Ch 404 Taxation
- Ch 409 Taxicabs
- Ch 416 Towing and Storage Services
- Ch 423 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 436 Vending Machines
- Ch 442 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 455 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 469 Administration
- Ch 474 Air Pollution
- Ch 480 Animals
- Ch 486 Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 491 Fees
- Ch 497 Garbage Collection
- Ch 514 Multiple-Family Housing Standards
- Ch 520 Nuisances
- Ch 526 Plumbing Standards
- Appendix
- Ch A546 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A547 Board of Health Rules and Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.Â
The tree permit process shall be administered through the Department
of Buildings, and shall include review and approval by the DSTC or
a duly appointed subcommittee thereof prior to issuance of such permit.
Prior to issuance of a tree removal permit, the administering authority
shall collect the applicable fee of $25 and review the Borough tax
maps for certification that the tree intended for removal is not a
Borough tree. Said tree shall be marked, in advance of the application
submission, with a ribbon or tape around the base of the tree at 4.5
feet from the root base of the tree, so as to readily identify the
tree as intended for removal. The review process shall be conducted
within five business days, Saturdays, Sundays and state-recognized
holidays excluded, from the date of submission, the date of submission
not included. Following the review a permit can be issued if the designated
tree is determined to be on private property and not a Borough tree
as defined in the Dumont Shade Tree Ordinance No. 1358. In the event
a permit or denial is not issued by the close of Borough business
on the fifth business day following submission, then the applicant
may proceed with the removal as if a permit had been duly issued.
[Amended 9-17-2013 by Ord. No. 1455]
B.Â
A tree permit is required per occurrence in the event that a property
owner, or its contractor, employee, servant or agent, intends to conduct
any of the following types of work at any private location within
the Borough: to remove a tree of equal to or greater than six inches
in caliper or equal or greater than 10 feet in height at any location
within the Borough.
[Amended 9-17-2013 by Ord. No. 1455]
C.Â
Any person, group, business or other entity violating this section
and removing any tree without applying for a permit shall be liable,
upon conviction or plea of guilty to same in the Municipal Court,
for a fine of not more than $100 for a first offense and not more
than $250 for a second or subsequent offense.
[Amended 6-21-2016 by Ord. No. 1503]
The DSTC or the Borough Council, through the
Code Enforcement Officer, may revoke a tree permit where there has
been a false or misleading representation, or where the certificate
of insurance of a landscaper or tree contractor has been revoked or
expired.
