The Tree Warden shall be appointed by the Charlestown
Town Council in accordance with R.I.G.L. Sec. 2-14-2. The Tree Warden
shall have training and experience in arborculture and shall have
passed the Rhode Island Arborist examination.
Duties of the Tree Warden shall conform to those
duties and responsibilities outlined in R.I.G.L. Sec. 2-14-1 through
Sec. 2-14-10 and Sec. 2-15-1 through Sec. 2-15-17 and include the
following:
A. To have overall maintenance and management authority
for all Town forest areas on open space including trees within public
rights-of way. To protect the value and health of the Town forests
as a whole. To regulate the maintenance, removal and planting of trees
within the public rights-of-way to ensure public safety and to preserve
the aesthetics of public rights-of-way with regard to trees.
B. To assume care and control of trees within the Town
public parks if requested in writing by the Charlestown Parks and
Recreation Commission.
C. To assume the care and control of trees on public
school grounds if requested in writing by any Charlestown school.
D. To assume the care and control of trees on the grounds
of municipal buildings if requested in writing by the Charlestown
Public Works Department.
E. To expend all sums which shall be appropriated for
the planting, removal, maintenance, care and management of trees within
public rights-of-way and public places under the control of the Tree
Warden in accordance with the Charlestown Town Charter and the Charlestown
Town Code.
F. To grant with conditions or deny all permits required
under this ordinance. The Tree Warden may obtain an advisory opinion
from the Tree Committee prior to granting or denying a permit.
G. To act as liaison with the Rhode Island Department
of Transportation in matters involving the planting, removal and maintenance
of trees within the rights-of-way of State roads within the boundaries
of the Town of Charlestown.
The Town Tree Warden shall, as provided for
in R.I.G.L. Sec 2-14-1 through Sec. 2-14-10 and Sec. 2-15-1 through
Sec. 2-15-17, enforce such rules, regulations and procedures as deemed
necessary pursuant to the Charlestown Town Charter and the Charlestown
Town Code of Ordinances.