[1967 Code § 18-1]
As used in this chapter:
PLANT CONSTRUCTION
Shall mean as applied to public utility companies, shall mean poles, wires, cables, subsurface conduits, pipes, manholes and appurtenant facilities of such companies installed in the street.
PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY
Shall mean a public utility as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:2-13.
SHADE TREE COMMISSION
Shall mean the Environmental Commission of the Borough of Pitman as created by Chapter 2, Administration.
STREET
Shall mean:
a. 
Any public street designated by the governing body to be within the jurisdiction of the Shade Tree Commission and paragraphs b, c, and d if applicable.
b. 
Municipal parks and parkways.
c. 
County roads.
d. 
State highways.
TREE
Shall mean trees and shrubs.
[1967 Code § 18-6.1]
The Shade Tree Commission shall give reasonable notice of its intentions to remove or cause the removal of a tree dangerous to public safety, unless public safety requires immediate removal, in which case no notice shall be necessary.
[1967 Code § 18-6.2]
Except as hereinafter provided, the cost of the removal of any tree, or part thereof, dangerous to public safety shall, if the Shade Tree Commission shall so desire, in accordance with uniform rules and regulations promulgated for this purpose, be a charge upon real estate in front of which such trees or tree shall be removed as an improvement thereto. Such costs, if so determined by the Shade Tree Commission or Director of Public Safety in emergency situation that they are to be paid by the owner, shall, unless paid directly to the Shade Tree Commission, be certified by the Shade Tree Commission to the Tax Collector and shall thereupon become and be a lien upon said real estate, shall be included in the next tax bill rendered to the owner or owners thereof and be collected in the same manner as other taxes against this property.
[1967 Code § 18-6.3]
The provision of this section shall not apply to:
a. 
A planting to replace a tree or trees theretofore planted by the Shade Tree Commission.
b. 
A planting in connection with Arbor Day exercises or other educational demonstrations.
[1967 Code § 18-7]
No persons shall do any of the following acts to any tree on the street without the prior permit of the Shade Tree Commission:
a. 
Climb with spikes, break, damage, remove or kill.
b. 
Fasten any rope, wire, sign or other device. Nothing herein shall prevent any governmental agency from affixing, in a manner approved by the Shade Tree Commission, a public notice upon a tree in connection with administering governmental affairs.
c. 
Remove or damage any guard or device placed to protect any tree or shrub.
d. 
Plant a tree or shrub in the area between the sidewalk and the curb or within the specified distance if no sidewalk or curb exists.
[1967 Code § 18-8]
a. 
Scope of Permit. The Shade Tree Commission may grant to public utility companies a blanket permit for:
1. 
Tree pruning for line clearance, as long as said pruning only trims trees to a circumference of three feet surrounding wires. Exceptions to the rule require a special permit and meeting with the Shade Tree commission.
2. 
The installation and maintenance of subsurface and aboveground plant construction if there is interference with or endangerment to street trees.
b. 
Care of Trees. Each public utility company shall exercise reasonable diligence in the maintenance of its plant construction so as to avoid damage to trees under the jurisdiction of the commission.
c. 
Emergencies. Public utility companies may, during periods of emergency without specific prior permit:
1. 
Install temporary attachments to trees; and
2. 
Make emergency subsurface repairs.
[1967 Code § 18-9]
Requests for permits required by the provisions of this section for the performance of work should be directed to the Shade Tree Commission of the Borough of Pitman, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
[1967 Code § 18-10]
No statute giving any person or state, county or municipal board, body or official power or authority to lay any sidewalk along or to open, construct, curb or pave any street or to do any similar act shall be construed to permit or authorize any interference with or injury to a highway shade tree without the consent of the Shade Tree Commission within whose jurisdiction such tree shall be located. In all cases such Shade Tree Commission shall reasonably cooperate with such persons, board, body or official for the general public good.
[1967 Code § 18-11]
The Police Department and Code Enforcement Officer are to serve and execute process for the municipal court for violations of the ordinances of the Shade Tree Commission.
[1967 Code § 18-12; N.J.S.A. 40:64-12]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalties stated in this section:
a. 
A penalty not to exceed two ($200.00) dollars for each violation.
b. 
In addition to the penalties authorized by paragraph a, the Shade Tree Commission may require a person who removes or otherwise destroys a tree in violation of a municipal ordinance to pay a replacement assessment to the Borough. The replacement assessment shall be the value of the tree as determined by the appraisal of a trained forester or Certified Tree Expert retained by the Shade Tree Commission for that purpose. In lieu of an appraisal, the Shade Tree Commission may adopt a formula and schedule based upon the number of square inches contained in a cross section of the trunk of the tree multiplied by a predetermined value per square inch, not to exceed $27 per square inch. The square inch cross section shall be calculated from the diameter at breast height and, if there is a multiple stem tree, then each trunk shall be measured and an average shall be determined for the tree. For the purposes of this section, "diameter at breast height" shall mean the diameter of the tree taken at a point four and one-half (4 1/2) feet above ground level. The Shade Tree Commission shall modify the value of the tree based upon its species variety, location and its condition at the time of removal or destruction.
c. 
Any public utility or cable television company that clears, moves, cuts, or destroys any trees, shrubs, or plants for the purpose of erecting, installing, moving, removing, altering or maintaining any structures or fixtures, necessary for the supply of electric light, heat or power, communication, or cable television services upon any lands in which it has acquired an easement or right-of-way, shall not be subject to any penalty imposed by a Shade Tree Commission pursuant to paragraphs a and b above. This subsection shall not exempt any public utility or cable television company from any penalty or replacement assessment imposed for negligent actions.
[1967 Code § 18-12.3]
All moneys collected, either as fines or penalties, for any violation of a rule or regulation of the Shade Tree Commission enacted by ordinance, or as a charge against real estate under any provisions of this chapter, shall be forthwith paid over to the custodian of the municipal funds.