[Amended 9-23-2003 by Ord. No. 876; 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2022-77; 4-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-85]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PERSON
Every person, firm, association, partnership, corporation
and individual.
SHADE TREE
Shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery now located or which
may hereafter be planted in any public highway, park or parkway in
the Borough, except those located or planted on county highways, parks
and parkways and state highways.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive
or other way which is an existing state, county or municipal roadway
or which is shown upon a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law
or which is approved by official action as provided by the Municipal
Land Use Act or which is shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in
the office of the County Recording Officer prior to the appointment
of a Planning Board and the grant to such Board of the power to review
plats, and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved
or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.
For the purpose of this chapter, "street" shall be classified as follows:
A.
ARTERIALThose streets which are used primarily for fast or heavy traffic.
B.
COLLECTORThose streets which carry traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such development.
C.
MINORThose streets which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties.
D.
MARGINAL ACCESSThose streets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which provide access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
E.
ALLEYSMinor streets which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of the properties otherwise abutting on a street.
[Amended 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2022-77]
No person, firm or corporation is permitted to lay any sidewalk
along or to open, construct, curb or pave any street or do any like
act so as to interfere with or do injury to any highway shade tree.
[Amended 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2022-77]
A. No person, firm or corporation shall attach or fasten any wire, insulator
or other device for holding any wire to any tree or shrub in any public
highway or place.
B. Any utility company or its agents may prune and remove trees for
line clearance of utility wires.
[Amended 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2022-77; 4-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-85]
Where the permission, consent or approval of the Borough is
required by the provisions of this chapter, any person, firm or corporation
required to obtain such permission, consent or approval shall first
make application therefor to the Building Department.
Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall, upon conviction by the Magistrate of the Borough
of Ho-Ho-Kus, be fined a sum not exceeding $200 for each offense.
Each day any violation of this chapter shall continue shall constitute
a separate offense.