As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CLOVER HILL DEVELOPMENT
The Clover Hill development as approved by the Township of
Mount Olive Planning Board on March 23, 1964.
SHADE TREES
Trees planted between the sidewalk and road within or adjoining
the municipal right-of-way.
SIDEWALK
A paved, surfaced or leveled area, paralleling and usually
separated from the street, used as a pedestrian walkway.
Any Clover Hill residential property owner on a street for which
concrete sidewalks are required under the Township's land use code,
and who has removed a shade tree and/or repaired a sidewalk abutting
their property for damage from a shade tree on or after January 1,
2018, is eligible to participate in the reimbursement program subject
to the requirements of this article.
Eligible property owners who wish to participate in the program
must complete and submit a application form, which form is available
from the Township Clerk. Applications shall be accepted until the
Clover Hill shade tree/sidewalk project is deemed complete by the
Township. The form shall include the following information and be
submitted to the Clerk for review and a determination by the Administrator
or designee:
E. Length of sidewalk (feet).
G. Proof of payment/invoicing.
A Clover Hill property owner may appeal a denial to their application
by submitting a request to the Township Clerk, with a copy forwarded
to the Administrator. The Township Council, or a Council's designee,
shall conduct a hearing within 30 days of the appeal properly being
filed with the Clerk, unless an extension is agreed to between the
Township Council and the appellant. The Township Council shall thereafter
render a decision.