[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the Town of Boonton as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-4-2003 by Ord. No. 17-2003[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Art. I, Shade Trees, adopted 12-17-1990 as Ch. XVIII of the
1990 Code, as amended.
A.
Required permission (non-utility operations).
(1)
No person shall cut, prune, remove, treat, spray,
damage, kill or otherwise deliberately adversely affect the health
of any tree within a public right-of-way or upon Town-owned property
without the prior written consent of the Superintendent of Public
Works.
(2)
The electric and telephone utilities operating within
the Town of Boonton shall have the right to remove trees without prior
approval of the Superintendent when an emergency exists and when obtaining
prior approval is not practical. At all times, said utilities shall
have the right to trim trees when reasonably required for the purpose
of ensuring continuous electric or telephone utility service or to
avoid danger to the public or electric or telephone utility personnel
or equipment.
B.
Planting and tree removal within the public rights-of-way
and upon Town-owned property shall be performed by or under the supervision
of the Department of Public Works.
