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Table of Contents
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 4
Administration of Government
Ch 6
Arts and Culture in Public Places Board
Ch 8
Citizens' Advisory Committees
Ch 9
Clerk
Ch 10
Compensation
Ch 11
Continuity of Government
Ch 12
Employee Suggestion Program
Ch 14
Defense and Indemnification of Employees
Ch 14A
Disabilities, Committee on
Ch 15
Employee Position Vacancy Control Plan
Ch 16
Employees' Rights of Organization
Ch 19
Ethics, Code of
Ch 22
Freedom of Information
Ch 25
Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board
Ch 28
Local Laws, Adoption of
Ch 32
Minority and Women-Owned Business Utilization Commitment
Ch 36
Open Burning
Ch 39
Police Assistance, Power to Grant
Ch 40
Purchasing
Ch 42
Property, Lease or Sale
Ch 45
Residency Requirements
Ch 52
Superintendent of Highways
Ch 54
Supervisor
Ch 55
Term Limits
Ch 56
Tax Bill Enclosures
Ch 56A
Town Board
Ch 57
Traffic Violations Bureau
Ch 58
Adjudicatory Proceedings
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 65
Alarms
Ch 68
Amusements
Ch 74
(Reserved)
Ch 77
Bingo
Ch 78
Blasting and Explosives
Ch 79
Boats
Ch 83
Building Construction Administration
Ch 85
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 87
Cable Television
Ch 89
(Reserved)
Ch 92
Conservation Easements
Ch 95
Curb Cuts
Ch 96
(Reserved)
Ch 99
Dogs
Ch 103
Emergency Responder Radio Coverage
Ch 104
Environmental Quality Review
Ch 106
Excavations
Ch 108
Expert Fees, Reimbursement of
Ch 110
Fire Prevention
Ch 114
Games of Chance
Ch 116
(Reserved)
Ch 118
Gasoline
Ch 119
Geodetic Control Point Network
Ch 120
Highways, Controlled-Access
Ch 121
Historic Preservation
Ch 122
House Trailers
Ch 125
Improvements, Construction of Public
Ch 126
Industrial Cost Recovery System
Ch 127
(Reserved)
Ch 129
Junkyards
Ch 130
Landscapers
Ch 132
Lighting
Ch 138
Noise
Ch 139
Notification of Defects
Ch 140
Mailbox Setback
Ch 143
Parking for Handicapped
Ch 144
Parking, Off-Street
Ch 145
Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Areas
Ch 148
Peddling, Soliciting, Transient Businesses and Mobile Food Vending
Ch 149
Picketing
Ch 151
Property Maintenance
Ch 152
Public Nuisance Abatement
Ch 153
Municipal Opioid Cost Recovery and Public Nuisance
Ch 155
Recreation and Open Space
Ch 157
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 158
Sewer Rates
Ch 160
Sewers
Ch 163
Sex Offenders, Registration of
Ch 166
Snowplowing
Ch 167
Social Host Liability
Ch 169
Solid Waste
Ch 172
Stormwater and Erosion Control; Illicit Discharges
Ch 175
Taxation
Ch 177
Taxicabs
Ch 179
Trees
Ch 179 Art I
General Provisions
§ 179-1
Purpose and intent.
§ 179-2
Definitions.
Ch 179 Art II
Division of Forestry
§ 179-3
Creation.
§ 179-4
Town Forester.
§ 179-5
Powers and duties.
Ch 179 Art III
Care and Preservation
§ 179-6
Street and park trees.
§ 179-7
Pruning by owners; street intersections.
§ 179-8
Obstruction of streetlights, traffic devices and signs.
Ch 179 Art IV
Removal
§ 179-9
Topping trees on public property.
§ 179-10
Dead or diseased trees on private property.
§ 179-11
Stump removal.
§ 179-12
Permit required; exceptions; application; review; issuance.
Ch 179 Art V
Reforestation
§ 179-13
Right to plant.
§ 179-14
Tree species list.
§ 179-15
Planting distance requirements.
§ 179-16
Size requirements.
§ 179-17
Planting required; fees.
§ 179-18
Refund of fees.
§ 179-19
Long-term plan.
Ch 179 Art VI
Dutch Elm Disease
§ 179-20
Exercise of statutory powers.
Ch 179 Art VII
Christmas Trees
§ 179-21
Permit required; application procedure; information; fee and deposit.
§ 179-22
Removal of debris; Town removal; costs.
§ 179-23
Refund of deposit.
§ 179-24
Obstruction of view prohibited.
§ 179-25
Exceptions.
Ch 179 Art VIII
General Restrictions and Penalties
§ 179-26
Interference with Highway Superintendent.
§ 179-27
Penalties for offenses.
§ 179-28
Remedial tree planting required.
Ch 179 Art IX
Tree Planting and Maintenance Fund
§ 179-29
Establishment; amount.
Ch 179 Art X
Repealer; Enforcement; Severability; Title
§ 179-30
Repealer.
§ 179-31
Enforcement.
§ 179-32
Severability.
§ 179-33
Title.
§ 179-34
When effective.
Ch 181
(Reserved)
Ch 184
Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 186
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 189
Vehicles, Removal and Storage of
Ch 191
Vending Machines
Ch 194
(Reserved)
Ch 198
Weapons
Ch 199
Wild Waterfowl
Ch 200
Wetlands
Ch 203
Zoning
Ch 204
Subdivision of Land
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 179
Trees
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Amherst
5-18-1992
by
L.L. No. 8-1992
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Landscapers — See Ch.
130
.
Property maintenance — See Ch.
151
.
Zoning — See Ch.
203
.
Subdivision of land — See Ch.
204
.
Chapter 179
Trees
Article I
General Provisions
§ 179-1
Purpose and intent.
§ 179-2
Definitions.
Article II
Division of Forestry
§ 179-3
Creation.
§ 179-4
Town Forester.
§ 179-5
Powers and duties.
Article III
Care and Preservation
§ 179-6
Street and park trees.
§ 179-7
Pruning by owners; street intersections.
§ 179-8
Obstruction of streetlights, traffic devices and signs.
Article IV
Removal
§ 179-9
Topping trees on public property.
§ 179-10
Dead or diseased trees on private property.
§ 179-11
Stump removal.
§ 179-12
Permit required; exceptions; application; review; issuance.
Article V
Reforestation
§ 179-13
Right to plant.
§ 179-14
Tree species list.
§ 179-15
Planting distance requirements.
§ 179-16
Size requirements.
§ 179-17
Planting required; fees.
§ 179-18
Refund of fees.
§ 179-19
Long-term plan.
Article VI
Dutch Elm Disease
§ 179-20
Exercise of statutory powers.
Article VII
Christmas Trees
§ 179-21
Permit required; application procedure; information; fee and deposit.
§ 179-22
Removal of debris; Town removal; costs.
§ 179-23
Refund of deposit.
§ 179-24
Obstruction of view prohibited.
§ 179-25
Exceptions.
Article VIII
General Restrictions and Penalties
§ 179-26
Interference with Highway Superintendent.
§ 179-27
Penalties for offenses.
§ 179-28
Remedial tree planting required.
Article IX
Tree Planting and Maintenance Fund
§ 179-29
Establishment; amount.
Article X
Repealer; Enforcement; Severability; Title
§ 179-30
Repealer.
§ 179-31
Enforcement.
§ 179-32
Severability.
§ 179-33
Title.
§ 179-34
When effective.
