[R.O. 1951, Ch. 28, § 1]
No person shall do or cause to be done any of the following
acts upon a public highway, public park or other public place within
the Township without a written permit from the Township Manager:
(a)
Cut, trim, break, climb with spikes, disturb the roots of or otherwise
injure or spray with any chemical or remove any living tree or shrub
or injure, misuse or remove any structure or device placed to support
or protect such trees or shrubs.
(b)
Plant any tree or shrub.
(c)
Fasten any rope, wire, electric attachment, sign or other device
to a tree or shrub or to any guard about such tree or shrub.
(d)
Close or obstruct any open space provided about the base of a tree
or shrub to permit the access of air, water or fertilizer to the roots
of such tree or shrub.
(e)
Pile any building material or make any mortar or cement within six
feet of a tree or shrub.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 28, § 2]
Every person having control over any wire for the transmission
of an electric current along a public highway shall at all times guard
all trees through which or near which such wires pass against any
injury from the wires or from the electric current carried by it.
The device or means used shall in every case be subject to approval
by the Township Manager.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 28, § 3]
No person shall hitch or fasten any animal to any tree or shrub
upon a public highway or to any guard or support provided for such
tree or shrub, nor shall any person permit any animal to bite or otherwise
injure any such tree or shrub.
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Editor's Note: For state law prohibiting the hitching of horses
to trees, see N.J.S.A. 39:4-20.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 28, § 4]
No person shall permit any brine, gas or injurious chemical
to come in contact with the stem or roots of any tree or shrub upon
a public highway.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 28, § 5]
No person shall prevent, delay or interfere with any lawful
work on trees and shrubs undertaken by the Township Manager or other
employees of the Township.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 28, § 6]
No poplar or willow tree shall hereafter be planted in any street
or public place.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 28, § 7]
No poplar or willow tree shall be planted on any private property
within 40 feet of any sewer, stormwater drain or water main which
has been or hereafter shall be constructed and laid in any street
or public place.
[R.O. 1951, Ch. 28, § 8]
All poplar and willow trees standing within 40 feet of any sewer,
stormwater drain or water main which is now or shall hereafter be
constructed and laid in any street or public place are hereby declared
to be nuisances, and such trees standing within any street or public
place shall be forthwith removed by the Township Engineer at the expense
of the Township. Any such trees standing on private property and which
are declared by this section to be a nuisance shall be removed by
the owner of such trees within 30 days after written notice, as herein
provided, is served upon the owner of such trees. Such notice shall
be signed by the Township Engineer and shall be served upon such owner
personally if such owner is a resident within the Township. In case
such owner shall not reside within the Township, such notice shall
be sent to such owner by mail in a postage prepaid envelope addressed
to such nonresident owner at his address as shown upon the books of
the Collector of Taxes. The date of the mailing of such notice shall
be considered the date of service thereof.
