(A) This subchapter shall be known as the “Local Law Regarding Trees within the Village of Franklinville” and may be cited as “Village of Franklinville Local Law Number 2-1984”.
(B) The Board of Trustees finds and declares that:
(1) The village enjoys a heritage of trees and other vegetation that is now threatened by external social forces, neglect and the lack of a directed effort to provide reliable information and financial resources to village residents about the care, maintenance, removal and replacement of trees and vegetation;
(2) It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote a comprehensive forestry program within the village to assure a positive benefit from village trees planned and managed with adequate recognition of the physical, biotic and social surroundings in which they are encouraged to grow and provide their benefits;
(3) Trees can serve as a vital link between village residents and their environment, if properly planned and managed;
(4) Growing site limitations in the village for trees and associated plants are frequent and recurrent problems because of highway and street widening, sidewalk reconstruction, air pollution, modified drainage, erosion, soil fertility depletion, insects and disease, mechanical hazards and other adverse influences resulting from concentrated use of land;
(5) An improved and expanded village tree program for planting and maintenance of trees and associated vegetation within the village would help make the village a more pleasant and healthful place to live, work and visit; and
(6) Trees are an important economic asset and resource to the village by increasing land values and by modifying extremes of temperature, humidity and winds and thereby have an important role in reducing the amount of energy consumed in heating and cooling many village buildings and homes.
(Ord. 2-1984, passed 2-27-1984)