Duties of Shade Tree Commission

The Glen Ridge Borough Shade Tree Commission has the power to:

• Exercise full and exclusive control over the regulation, planting and care of shade and ornamental trees and woody shrubs now located, or which may hereafter be planted in any (1) public highway and (2) park or parkway, except such as are excluded pursuant to Section I of this ordinance including the planting, trimming, spraying, care and protection thereof;
• Control the use of the publicly owned ground surrounding the same, so far as may be necessary for their proper growth, care and protection;
• With the advice of the Borough Forester, move or require the removal of any tree, or part thereof, dangerous to public safety;
• Administer treatment to, or remove, any tree situated upon private property which is believed to harbor a disease of insects readily communicable to neighboring healthy trees in the care of the Borough of Glen Ridge and enter upon private property for that purpose, with the consent of the owner thereof, provided the suspected condition is first confirmed by certificate issued by or on behalf of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. The work of such removal shall be done by or at the expense of the owner or tenant of such lands, and shall be done under the supervision of the Forester.
• Encourage arboriculture.