As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CALIPER
The diameter of a tree trunk measured in inches, six inches
above ground level for trees up to four inches at DBH and 12 inches
above ground level for trees over four inches at DBH. Diameter should
be measured using a tree caliper, a diameter tape or a Biltmore stick.
DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (DBH)
The diameter of a tree is measured at a height of 4.5 feet
above the ground, on the uphill side of the stem, using a tree caliper,
a diameter tape or a Biltmore stick.
DRIPLINE
The outside edge of the area located directly beneath the
canopy of a plant upon which rain is intercepted before it falls to
the ground.
FELLING
The act of cutting a standing tree so that it falls to the
ground.
FORESTRY OPERATOR
An individual, partnership, company, firm, association or
corporation engaged in timber harvesting, including the agents, subcontractors
and employees thereof.
HAUL ROAD
A constructed road of dirt and/or gravel utilized for moving
cut trees from the point where they are loaded on a truck to exit
from the site.
LANDING
The place where logs, pulpwood or firewood are assembled
for transportation to a processing facility.
LANDOWNER
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land.
LANDSCAPING
The design, location, planting and removal of vegetation
on a lot by a landowner for the purposes of achieving a desirable
appearance.
LITTER
Discarded items not naturally occurring on the site.
PERSONAL USE
A good, product or resource used for personal consumption
and not in a trade or business.
PRE-COMMERCIAL STAND IMPROVEMENT
A forest practice such as thinning or pruning that results
in better growth, structure, species composition or health for the
residual stand but that does not yield a net income to the landowner.
SKID ROAD
An improved road that is used by forestry equipment to transport
felled trees to the landing site and can be used by other vehicles.
SKID TRAIL
A path travelled by ground skidding equipment while moving
trees or logs to a landing.
SKIDDING
The dragging of felled trees on the ground from the stump
to the landing by any means.
SLASH
Woody debris left in the woods after timber harvesting, including
logs, chunks, bark, branches, uprooted stumps, and broken or uprooted
trees or shrubs.
STAND
Any area of forest vegetation whose site conditions, past
history and current species composition are sufficiently uniform to
be managed as a unit.
STUMP
The base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree
has been felled.
THINNING
The systematic removal of selected trees to improve the health
and growth of the residual stand.
TIMBER HARVESTING OPERATION
Process of cutting down trees, removing logs from the forest
for the primary purpose of sale or commercial processing into wood
products.
TREE
Any self-supporting woody plant, not less than a two-inch
caliper.
TREE MAINTENANCE
An operation performed on a tree for the removal of any branches,
alive, diseased, or dead, in order to prevent or suppress diseases
or to balance or shape the tree for any reason.
TREE PROTECTION ZONE
An area that is radial to the trunk of a tree in which no
construction activity shall occur. The zone shall be at least five
feet beyond the dripline of the tree. Where there is a group of trees
or woodlands, the zone shall be the aggregate of the protection zones
of the trees.
TREETOP
The upper portion of a felled tree that is not merchantable
because of small size, taper or defect.
VEGETATION
Trees, shrubs, ground cover and other plants that stabilize
the soil.
The landowner shall submit a nonrefundable fee in the amount
of $500, or as established from time to time by resolution, at the
time of application.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $500 per day, plus costs and, in default of
payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed
30 days. Each violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute
a separate offense. In addition, in any civil enforcement action brought
by the Township to collect unpaid fines or penalties imposed pursuant
to this chapter, the Township shall also be entitled to collect all
costs, expenses, and attorney's fees associated with such action.