All town-owned trees, those being all trees wholly or partially
located on property owned by the Town of Northbridge or located wholly
or partially within the layout of any public way, in the event of
their permanent removal for any reason, shall be replaced according
to the following formula: The replacement of town-owned trees shall
occur at a ratio of one tree replacement for each tree removed.
Such replacement shall be accomplished by the Department of
Public Works within a ninety-day period, weather permitting. Regardless
of circumstances, replacement shall take no longer than 12 months.
Private parties who remove town-owned trees shall replace them
at their own expense according to the above formula and time frame.
The Department of Public Works shall determine planting sites for
the replacement trees.
The Department of Public Works shall report to the Town annually
on the number and size of the trees which were removed and the number
and size of replacement trees planted.
