City of Altoona, PA
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2023-09-11
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 15 Authorities, Boards and Commissions
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Article VII Shade Tree Commission
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administration of Government
- Ch 11 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Authorities, Boards and Commissions
- Ch 15 Art VII Shade Tree Commission
- § 15-27 Creation; membership; custody and control of shade trees.
- § 15-28 Appointments; terms of office; vacancies.
- § 15-29 Ex officio members.
- § 15-30 Duties.
- Ch 22 Electrical and Engineering Civil Service
- Ch 44 Fire Civil Service Commission
- Ch 94 Pensions
- Ch 98 Personnel Policies
- Ch 105 Police Civil Service Commission
- Ch 112 Records
- Ch 117 Refunds Policy
- Ch 134 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 170 Alarm Systems, Fire
- Ch 171 Alarm Systems
- Ch 175 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 184 Animals
- Ch 237 Business Privilege License
- Ch 256 Checks, Returned
- Ch 262 Condemnation Orders
- Ch 270 Construction Standards
- Ch 281 Curfew
- Ch 289 Demolition or Partial Demolition of Buildings and Other Structures
- Ch 291 Disorderly Houses
- Ch 295 Disposition of Surplus Real and Personal Property
- Ch 300 Driveways
- Ch 314 Electricians
- Ch 335 Fees
- Ch 346 Fire Cost Recovery
- Ch 347 Firearms and Fireworks
- Ch 352 Fire Insurance Proceeds
- Ch 358 Fire Prevention
- Ch 362 Floodplain Regulations
- Ch 390 Grass, Weeds and Other Vegetation
- Ch 397 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 405 Lease and/or Conveyance of City-Owned Lands
- Ch 440 Littering and Dumping
- Ch 453 Mercantile Licenses
- Ch 470 Noise
- Ch 474 Nuisances
- Ch 510 Parks and Recreational Facilities
- Ch 515 Pawnbrokers, Junk Dealers and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 535 Planning
- Ch 542 Plumbers
- Ch 550 Property Maintenance
- Ch 553 Public Gatherings
- Ch 555 Public Property, Protection of
- Ch 557 Purchasing of Real Estate, Materials, Supplies and Services
- Ch 558 Redevelopment Authority Designated as Land Bank
- Ch 560 Registration of Properties in Default of Mortgage
- Ch 563 Registration of Vacant Buildings
- Ch 570 Residential Rental Inspection
- Ch 580 Sewage Facilities
- Ch 584 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 593 Signs
- Ch 595 Small Wireless Facilities
- Ch 597 Skateboards, Roller Skates and Scooters
- Ch 615 Solid Waste
- Ch 620 Stormwater Management, Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 633 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 640 Subdivision of Land and Land Developments
- Ch 646 Taxation
- Ch 647 Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance
- Ch 662 Towing
- Ch 673 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 679 Trees
- Ch 690 Utilities
- Ch 700 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 711 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 800 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 4-9-1985 by Ord. No. 4878]
[Amended 4-27-1988 by Ord. No. 5034]
A Shade Tree Commission shall be created, composed of five local
residents. The Commission shall have exclusive custody and control
of the shade trees in the City of Altoona.
The members of the said Shade Tree Commission shall be appointed
by the Mayor of the City of Altoona, one for a term of three years,
one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years. On
the expiration of the term of any Commissioner, a successor shall
be appointed by the Mayor for a term of five years. Vacancies in the
office of Commissioner shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired
term.
[Amended 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 5639]
The City Planning Director and the City Manager shall be ex
officio members of the Commission.
The duties of the Shade Tree Commission shall be as follows:
B.
To recommend to the proper authority the type and kind of trees to
be planted upon such City streets or parts of City streets or in parks
as is designated.
C.
To assist the properly constituted officials of the City of Altoona
as well as the citizens of the City in the dissemination of news and
information regarding the selection, planting and maintenance of trees
within the City limits, whether the same be on private or public property,
and to make such recommendations from time to time to the Council
as to desirable legislation concerning the tree program and activities
for the City.
D.
To provide regular and special meetings at which the subject of trees
insofar as it relates to the City may be discussed by the members
of the Commission, officers of the City and all others interested
in the tree program.
