[Ord. 2004-O-25, 11/17/2004, § I]
All trees in Newtown Township shall be kept trimmed so that
the minimum clearance where they overhang any public walk shall be
nine feet and the minimum clearance where they overhang or project
into any public street or highway right-of-way shall be 11 feet. However,
the Township is hereby given the right to designate a higher clearance
on certain highways, where heavy traffic or other conditions make
it expedient. All trees, plants or shrubs standing on private property
and having branches projecting into or over a public highway or right-of-way,
shall be kept trimmed by the owner of such private property so that
no portion thereof shall extend into or over a sidewalk or right-of-way
below the minimum clearance specified above, or such other clearance
as may be specified by the Township. In case the owner of such property
shall neglect or refuse to trim such trees, plants or shrubs upon
being notified in writing by the Township to do so, the Township may,
after the expiration of the date specified in said notice, cause such
trimming to be done at the expense of the owner, and the entire cost
thereof shall be a lien upon said premises and shall be filed and
collected by Newtown Township in the same manner as municipal claims
are filed and collected.
