[Adopted 4-11-1928 by Ord. No. 212 (Ch. 25, Part 1, of the 1990 Borough
Code of Ordinances)]
From and after the passage of this article it shall be unlawful
for anyone to plant any shade trees along the curbline of any street
or alley, but all trees hereafter planted along any street or alley
shall be planted on the inside of the sidewalk line of such streets
or alleys.
[Amended 7-16-1971 by Ord. No. 433; 11-14-1972 by Ord. No. 484; 11-9-1976 by Ord. No. 540]
A. It shall be the duty of every owner of real estate in the Borough
of Royersford to trim all trees growing upon property or along any
street, alley or sidewalk abutting thereon so that:
(1) There
shall be at least 12 feet clearance above the street or alley and
at least 10 feet clearance above the sidewalks to the lowest limb
or branch or every such tree; and
(2) So
that no limb or branch of such tree shall interfere with streetlight
or with any wire.
B. In addition, it shall be the duty of every owner of real estate in
the Borough of Royersford to promptly remove all dead trees, tree
limbs and shrubs and dispose of such dead trees, tree limbs and shrubs.
[Amended 11-10-1975 by Ord. No. 520]
Upon failure of any owner, for a period of 10 days after notice from the Borough upon him/her personally or by certified mail, to so trim any tree as provided in §
443-2 hereof, the Borough may cause such tree to be trimmed at the expense of the Borough and thereupon the Borough shall proceed to recover such expenses from such owner as debts of like amount are by law recoverable, together with applicable interests, costs and penalties.
[Amended 7-16-1971 by Ord. No. 433; 6-28-1988 by Ord. No. 694; 10-30-1990 by Ord. No. 715; at time of adoption of
Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any owner of real estate who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under
the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary
offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,
plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough
in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by
summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the
payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant
may be sentenced and committed to the county correctional facility
for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists
shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article
that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition
to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce
this article in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery
County.