[Ord. 224, 3/11/1912;
§ 12903; as amended by Ord. 806, 6/11/1986; and by Ord. 1036, 12/9/2009, § 1]
Hereafter it shall be unlawful to plant or maintain any Carolina
Poplar Tree or Callery Pear Tree within the right-of-way of any public
street of the Borough of Aspinwall.
[Ord. 224, 3/11/1912;
§ 12904; as amended by Ord. 806, 6/11/1986; and by Ord. 1036, 12/9/2009, § 2]
1.
All Carolina Poplar Trees and Callery Pear Trees now existing within
any public street in the Borough are hereby declared to be, individually
and collectively, a public nuisance, and if after 30 days' notice
the owner of any property abutting thereon shall fail to cut down
or remove such tree or trees, the work shall be done by the Borough
and the cost paid by the property owner together with a penalty equaling
10% of the cost of the tree removal.
2.
The provisions of this section shall apply as well to any tree causing
or liable to cause damage to any public sewer, water line, pavement
or other public improvement or obstructing the proper use of a public
street by the public.
[Ord. 224, 3/11/1912;
§ 12905; as amended by Ord. 806, 6/11/1986; and by Ord. 1036, 12/9/2009, § 3]
The planting, trimming or removal of any Shade Tree in the Borough shall require prior written approval of the Shade Tree Commission pursuant to Chapter 1, Part 4C, of the Aspinwall Borough Code of Ordinances, Shade Tree Commission, as amended.
[Ord. 224, 3/11/1912;
§ 12906; as amended by Ord. 806, 6/11/1986; and by Ord. 995, 12/10/2003]
1.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates a provision of this
Part, or who fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements
thereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine
of not less than $100 nor more than $600 for each violation, plus
costs, and in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment
to the extent permitted by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
2.
A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in
which a violation is found to exist or for each section of this Part
found to have been violated. All fines and penalties for the violation
of this Part shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer.
3.
The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity or other
to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations of this
Part.
