As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
An area consisting of trees, shrubs, solid fencing, earth berm plantings or a combination of those ingredients installed so as to provide both a visual and/or an acoustical barrier between properties or between a property or use and a public road. Solid fencing may be substituted to meet only part of the requirement and must be supplemented with plantings.
The diameter of a balled and burlapped or bare root nursery stock tree trunk taken six inches above the ground for trees up to four inches in diameter and taken 12 inches above the ground for trees larger than four inches in diameter.
A person authorized by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), NJ Forest Service, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:3-2, to annually attest that a landowner is in compliance with a woodland management plan and/or program.
A portion of land dedicated for designated conservation purposes and designated as such on any recorded deed, plat plan and/or as otherwise identified and delineated in any site plan.
The region measured outward from the trunk of a tree to and beyond the dripline to include the entire area within which the tree's feeder roots are located, as determined by probing of the soil around the tree to a depth of 18 inches by a qualified tree care professional.
The diameter at breast height and shall mean the diameter of the stem of a tree measured four feet above the surface of the ground. For species of trees where the main stem divides below the four-foot height, the DBH shall be measured at the highest point before any division.
The removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.
All existing lots identified and recorded in the Township's Tax Map as of the date of adoption of this article.
A biological community as determined by the method set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:38-3.9.
A tree that is of unique historical value, as determined by the Planning Board in consultation with the Kingwood Historical Society and others, and therefore constitutes an important community resource.
A tree that is of unique ecological or aesthetic value, as determined by the Planning Board, and therefore constitutes an important community resource.
A portion of land dedicated for landscaping, the installation or planting of landscape materials, including but not limited to trees, shrubs, ground covers, turf and/or other planting materials, and a portion of land protecting existing vegetation, from which only alien invasive species may be removed. A landscape easement may be required as a landscape barrier or buffer between properties of different uses or between residential neighborhoods and arterial streets and/or areas of a nonresidential nature. Additionally, a landscape easement may be identified and delineated in a deed, plat plan and/or site plan.
The Planning Board or Board of Adjustment or a Governing Body of the municipality having jurisdiction to review and approve an application for development pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
Natural persons, corporations and all other entities.
Any deciduous or evergreen woody plant of the caliper or DBH required in this article as required per § 121-2C(3)(a), Table 2, planted for the purpose of replacing trees that have been removed.
The interface between land and a river or stream as defined in § 99-3.
A tree with a DBH greater than 36 inches, a coniferous tree greater than 100 feet in height, or a tree of any size listed as a rare, threatened or endangered species by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Any slope equal to or greater than 20% as measured over any minimum run of 10 feet. Steep slopes are determined based on contour intervals of two feet or less.
Means a tree planted in the sidewalk, planting strip, and/or in the public right-of-way adjacent to the portion of the street reserved for vehicular traffic.
Means a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
Any action that results in the death or significant degradation of the health or vigor of a living tree, including, but not limited to, destruction, cutting, chopping, displacement, and any act of tree pruning or thinning, equipment operation, soil compaction or materials storage, or paving in the area of the critical root zone that results in tree destruction.
The application form, as approved by the Township Committee, to be submitted by an applicant in connection with any proposed tree removal activity as described in this article.
The fee, as approved by the Township Committee, to be collected with each tree removal application submitted to the Township of Kingwood.
Written authorization issued by the Kingwood Township Zoning Officer authorizing the removal of a designated tree or trees identified in the applicant's tree removal permit application.
The standards set forth as accepted nursery practices and/or recommended practices of the American Nursery and Landscape Association.
An expert qualified in woodlands management and forestry retained by the municipal agency for purposes of offering advice and recommendations concerning the implementation of this article. The woodlands advisor should be a New Jersey-approved forester, New Jersey-certified landscape architect or New Jersey-certified tree expert.
A written plan, prepared by an approved forester as defined by and in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:3 Treasury Woodland Management and N.J.A.C. 18:15 that outlines proposed management of woodlands, forests and/or trees on a particular property.
The Zoning Officer of the Township of Kingwood, Hunterdon County.