1. Shade trees shall be planted by the developer at intervals of between 50 feet and 70 feet along both sides of all streets of the development. The trees shall be located between the sidewalk and building setback line and at least 5 feet from the sidewalk. No trees shall be planted between the sidewalk and curb. Each tree shall be at least 8 feet in height and have a diameter of at least 1½ inches.
2. The following is a list of preferred trees which may be used:
Acer platanoides (and vars.) | Norway Maple |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore Maple |
Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple |
Faxinus Pennsylvania lanceolata | Green Ash |
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis “Moraine” | Moraine Locust |
Platanus acerifolia | London Planetree |
Quercus borealis | Red Oak |
Quercus coccinea | Scarlet Oak |
Quercus palustris | Pin Oak |
Quercus phellos | Willow Oak |
Sassafras albidum | Sassafras |
Tilia cordata | Littleleaf Linden |
Tilia euchlora | Crimean Linden |
Tilia europaea | European Linden |
Tilia tomentosa | Silver Linden |
Zelkova serrata | Japanese Zelkova |
3. The use of any tree other than those listed above will require the approval of the Borough Council.
(Ord. 6/6/1977, §510)