[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Marlborough 6-9-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Pursuant to Section 2901 of the Second Class Township Code,
53 P.S. § 67901, the Board of Supervisors does hereby appoint
and establish a Shade Tree Commission.
The Shade Tree Commission shall be composed of three members
who shall be residents of the Township. The initial terms of members
shall be for periods of three years, four years, and five years, respectively.
All subsequent terms shall be for a period of five years.
The Chairman of the Shade Tree Commission shall be appointed
by the Board of Supervisors.
[Amended 5-12-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01[1]]
The Shade Tree Commission shall have the following powers and
duties:
A.
To administer
regulations for shade trees;
B.
To exclusively
control shade trees in the Township;
C.
To plant,
remove, maintain and protect shade trees on the public streets and
highways in the Township, excluding state highways;
D.
With the
approval of the Board of Supervisors, to employ persons to perform
the duties and directions of the Commission;
E.
To make
and publish regulations for the care and protection of shade trees
within the Township; and
F.
To annually
report to the Board of Supervisors its transactions and authorized
expenses for the preceding fiscal year of the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 73-5,
Removal of diseased or dangerous trees, and § 73-6, Violations
and penalties, which immediately followed this section.
