(A) The maintenance, care or removal of any tree, and required compliance with any provision of this chapter shall be the responsibility of the property owner on whose property the tree is located.
(B) No person, without first obtaining permission from the borough, shall plant a tree within any public right-of-way.
(C) It shall be the duty of every owner of property fronting upon or alongside any street or alley in the borough to trim and keep trimmed all trees planted or growing upon that property or upon the sidewalk area adjacent to that property so that no part of the tree, or of its branches or foliage shall be closer than 14 feet above the surface of the roadway of the street or nine feet above the surface of the sidewalk.
(D) No hedge, shrub, bush, or vegetation shall encroach upon or overhang the clear width of a public sidewalk or public street in such a manner as it diminishes the clear width of said sidewalk or street from ground level a distance of 14 feet above the surface of the roadway of the street or nine feet above the surface of the sidewalk.
(E) Whenever a health or safety hazard is caused by a tree on private property that overhangs a public walk or street, the responsible property owner shall take action to correct the condition within 30 days of notice.
(F) Whenever any tree, vegetation, or object located on private property obstructs the sight distance of motorists in the sight triangle, or the safe passage on any street or right-of-way, the borough may issue a written order to the responsible property owner to take action to correct the condition within 30 days of the date of the order.
(Ord. 282-2020, passed 4-6-2020)