[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of East Pittsburgh as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-18-2014 by Ord. No. 910]
All pruning, trimming, cutting and removal of planted trees shall be done under the supervision and direction of the Tree Commission and by no one else.[1]
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Editor's Note: See also § 375-24B of Ch. 375, Zoning.
Injuring or defacing trees is prohibited. No person shall in any manner injure, disfigure the bark or any portion of planted trees.
Damage to trees with chemicals or fire is prohibited. No person shall place on or near or about a tree any liquids, chemicals or other substances or fire which might injure or damage any of said trees, or dig in which trees are growing without permission, in writing, from the Tree Commission.
Tree climbing is prohibited. No person shall climb onto, in, or about, whether by means of ladders or otherwise, any of the trees in such a manner as to damage them.
No person shall remove, relocate, or in any manner change the location or position of any of said trees, except under the supervision and direction of the Tree Commission.
It is the duty of any person or persons owning or occupying real property bordering on any street upon which there may be trees to provide in such a manner that they will not obstruct utilities (power lines or streetlights), the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, vision or traffic signs, or any street or drivable intersection.
It shall be the duty of any person or persons owning or occupying real property bordering on any street, park or other public land on which may be trees that are diseased or insect infested to remove, spray, or treat such trees in such a manner that they will not eject, damage, or endanger any nearby public vegetation or citizens of the area.
No person shall intentionally damage, cut, transplant, carve or remove any tree, attach any wire, rope, advertisements, nails, posters, or other apparatus to any tree, allow any gaseous liquid or solid substance which is deemed harmful to trees to come in contact with them, or set fire or permit any fire to heat to the extent that it would injure any portion of the tree.[1]
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Editor's Note: See also § 375-24B of Ch. 375, Zoning.
Any person, firm or corporation in violation of compliance with any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereby shall be fined a sum no less than $100 or more than $2,000 or may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 60 days, or both.