[Ord. 328 (91-5), 11/6/1991, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to plant, maintain and allow
to grow any tree within the lines of any street, alley or traveled
portion of any sidewalk in the Borough of Glen Rock.
[Ord. 328 (91-5), 11/6/1991, § 2]
Every owner of property in the Borough of Glen Rock shall be
required to keep the limbs and branches of all trees growing upon
such property or along the street, sidewalk, curb or alley abutting
upon such property trimmed so that no part of such limbs or branches
or of the foliage growing therefrom shall have a clearance of less
than eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk or of less than
14 feet above the surface of the roadway of any street or alley below
such limbs or branches.
[Ord. 328 (91-5), 11/6/1991, § 3]
It shall be the responsibility of the owners of real estate in the Borough of Glen Rock to conform to the requirements of this Part as to trees upon real estate owned by them or along streets, alleys and sidewalks abutting upon such real estate and upon notice from the Borough Council, to remove any tree or trees growing in violation of § 25-101 of this Part and to trim and cut the branches or limbs of trees as required by § 25-102 hereof. Any person failing to comply with any such notice within the time limit stated therein shall be guilty of a violation of this Part and, following the expiration of such time limit, the Borough Council shall have the authority to cause the work required by such notice to be done by the Borough of Glen Rock or under contract therewith and to collect the cost of such work with an additional amount of 10% from such property owner in default.
[Ord. 328 (91-5), 11/6/1991, § 4; as amended by
Ord. 490 (2017-05), 10/18/2017]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to a fine
of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said
fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each
day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this
Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a
separate offense.