This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal
Shade Tree Ordinance of the Township of Loyalsock, County of Lycoming.”
For the purpose of this chapter the following terms, phrases and words
and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent
with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; words
in the plural include the singular; and words in the singular include the
plural. The word “shall” is mandatory and not merely directory.
LARGE TREES
Those attaining a height of 45 feet or more.
MEDIUM TREES
Those attaining a height of 30 feet to 44 feet.
PARK
Includes all public parks. The Recreation Board and the municipal
governing body should decide who will maintain trees on public property other
than along streets, such as adjacent to municipal buildings, within public
parks, etc.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company,
or organization of any kind.
PROPERTY OWNER
The person owning such property as shown by the County Assessor’s
Plat of Lycoming County.
PUBLIC PLACES
All other grounds owned by the Township of Loyalsock, County of Lycoming,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other political subdivision.
PUBLIC TREES
All shade and ornamental trees now or hereafter growing on any street,
any Township easements or any public areas where otherwise indicated.
SMALL TREES
Those attaining a height of 20 feet to 29 feet.
STREET or HIGHWAY
The entire width of every public way or right-of-way when any part
thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes
of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
TOWNSHIP
The body under whose jurisdiction all street trees fall.
TOWNSHIP ARBORIST
A professional in the field of trees, tree planting and tree maintenance,
said person to be appointed by the Township Board of Supervisors.
TOWNSHIP MANAGER
A representative of the Township Supervisors, acting in a supervisory
capacity.
TREELAWN
That part of a street or highway not covered by sidewalk or other
paving, lying between the property line and that portion of the street or
highway usually used for vehicular traffic.