[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Cheswick 10-18-1988 by Ord. No. 666-C. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
The Borough of Cheswick shall have the exclusive right to control and regulate the planting, care, trimming and removal of all shade trees on any streets and established rights-of-way within the boundary limits of the Borough of Cheswick.
B. 
All trees that are planted in the public rights-of-way will be subject to control by the Borough, but will be the sole liability of the abutting property owner as to care, trimming, protection and removal, if necessary.
C. 
Planting areas regulated by this chapter shall be:
(1) 
The ground space between the curb and the sidewalk.
(2) 
The space between the street and the property line if there are no curbs or sidewalks.
(3) 
The space between the curb and the property line if there is a curb but no sidewalk.
(4) 
Public playgrounds, parks and Borough-owned property.
No person shall plant, spray, fertilize, preserve, prune, remove, cut or otherwise disturb any tree on any street or municipal-owned property without first securing the approval of the Borough.
A. 
It shall be the duty of any person or persons owning or occupying property bordering on any street upon which property there may be trees to prune such trees in a manner that they will not obstruct or shade the streetlights, obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, obstruct the vision of traffic signs or obstruct the view of any street or alley intersection. The minimum clearance of any overhanging portion thereof shall be 10 feet over sidewalks and 12 feet over all streets, except truck thoroughfares, which shall have a clearance of 16 feet.
B. 
Shrubs and hedges are to be pruned in such a manner that no obstruction occurs within 20 feet of the intersection of any street or alley.
C. 
Should any person or persons owning real property bordering on any street fail to prune trees as hereinabove provided, the Borough, by its designated person, may order such person or persons, in writing, to so prune such trees within three days after receipt of written notice.
D. 
The subject order shall be served by mailing a copy of the order to the last known address of the property by certified mail.
E. 
When a person to whom an order is directed shall fail to comply within the specified time, it shall be lawful for the Borough to prune such trees, and the exact cost thereof shall be assessed to the owner as provided by law in the case of special assessments.
No person shall intentionally damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree; attach any rope, wire, nails, advertising posters or other contrivance to any tree; allow a gaseous, liquid or solid substance which is harmful to such trees to come into contact with them; or set fire or permit any fire to burn when such fire or heat thereof will injure any portion of any tree unless directed by the Borough in accordance with § 148-3 above.
Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter and, upon conviction thereof before any District Justice, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, and costs of prosecution, or, in default of such payment of fine and costs, to be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 30 days.