Town of Branford, CT
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2023-07-26
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 16 Community Forest Commission; Trees
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Article III Trees on Scenic Roads
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Special Acts
- Ch SA Table of Special Acts
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Academy on the Green Commission
- Ch 4 Accounts and Bills
- Ch 6 Admission of Electors, Board of
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 11 Assessor and Board of Assessment Appeals
- Ch 12 Assistant Town Clerks
- Ch 15 Building Inspector
- Ch 16 Community Forest Commission; Trees
- Ch 16 Art III Trees on Scenic Roads
- § 16-15 Removal or Damage of Trees on State Scenic Roads: Authority to issue citations.
- § 16-16 Amount of citation.
- Ch 17 Cosgrove Animal Shelter Commission
- Ch 19 Center Revitalization Review Board
- Ch 21 Joint Conservation and Environmental Commission
- Ch 24 Council of Governments, Regional
- Ch 26 Human Services Board
- Ch 30 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 32 Elderly, Commission on the
- Ch 34 Elections
- Ch 38 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 42 Financial Obligations Review
- Ch 45 First Selectman
- Ch 47 Fiscal Year
- Ch 50 Flood and Erosion Control Board
- Ch 52 Greater New Haven Transit District
- Ch 53 Green Committee
- Ch 54 Justices of the Peace
- Ch 57 Library
- Ch 69 Planning Agency, Regional
- Ch 71 Planning and Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 73 Property, Sale and Disposition of
- Ch 74 Public Building Commission
- Ch 75 Purchasing
- Ch 78 Recreation, Department of
- Ch 80 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 82 Resource Recovery Authority
- Ch 83 Retirement
- Ch 86 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 88 Shellfish Commission
- Ch 89 Signposts
- Ch 91 Social Security
- Ch 92 Stony Creek Architectural Review Board
- Ch 93 Strategic Review Committee
- Ch 94 Tax Collector
- Ch 95 Town Report, Annual
- Ch 99 Veterans' Advisory Committee
- Ch 102 Voting Districts
- Ch 105 Water Commission
- Ch 106 Water Pollution Control Authority
- Ch 109 Wetlands Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 111 Adult-Oriented Establishments
- Ch 112 Advertising Materials
- Ch 114 Alarm Devices
- Ch 115 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 118 Animals
- Ch 122 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 124 Blight Prevention
- Ch 126 Boats and Boating
- Ch 128 Building Construction
- Ch 129 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 130 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 139 Drainlayers
- Ch 143 (Reserved)
- Ch 154 Fires, Outdoor
- Ch 157 Fire Safety
- Ch 161 Floodplain Management
- Ch 164 Gas and Oil Exploration
- Ch 165 (Reserved)
- Ch 169 Housing, Affordable
- Ch 176 Littering
- Ch 187 Oil- and Fuel-Burning Equipment
- Ch 189 Noise
- Ch 190 Parks, Greens and Recreation Areas
- Ch 193 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 196 Penalties and Citations
- Ch 200 Retail Checkout Bags
- Ch 204 Sewers
- Ch 210 Signs
- Ch 213 Solid Waste
- Ch 216 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 220 Taxation
- Ch 223 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 224 Water
- Ch 225 (Reserved)
- Ch 226 Zoning Fees
- Ch 227 Violation Citations
- Part III: Planning and Zoning Regulations
- Ch 228 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 233 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A236 Town Meeting Rules
- Ch A237 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 10-9-2019]
In accordance with CGS § 13a-140 and, when authorized in writing by the Scenic Road Committee, the Tree Warden may issue a citation to any person who cuts, removes, damages or prunes any tree, shrub or vegetation situated partially or wholly within the limits of any state highway designated as a scenic road pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 13b-31c if such person has not obtained permission from the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation or has violated any other provision of CGS § 13a-140(a), provided that nothing herein shall authorize a citation against a public service company, as defined in CGS § 16-1, that has cut or trimmed trees and branches or undertaken other pruning or removal in order to protect its lines, wire, conduits, cables and other equipment from encroaching vegetation. Any such citation shall be issued in compliance with the procedure as set forth in Chapter 196.
The amount of each citation shall be:
A.
Damage to or removal of each shrub or tree up to four inches DBH:
$50.
B.
Nonlethal damage to each tree over four inches DBH: $250.
C.
Lethal damage or destruction of each tree over four inches DBH, $250 plus $20 for each additional diameter inch or portion thereof up to $1,000 total, payable to the Treasurer of the Town of Branford. Citation shall be issued in compliance with process as set forth Chapter 196, Penalties and Citations.
