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Englewood Cliffs City Zoning Code

§ 30-22.4

Definitions.

[Ord. #2000-4, § 4; Ord. #2005-11]
Approval and Enforcement.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The environmental commission shall have authority to review applications and to grant or withhold tree removal permits; to determine appropriate tree replacement requirements; and to monitor compliance with this section and with the permits granted hereunder.
BORDER AREA
Shall mean a distance of 10 feet in from the side and rear property lines of a residential lot.
BUFFER AREA
Shall mean a distance of 10 feet in from the side and rear property lines of a residential lot.
CLEAR-CUTTING
Shall mean the removal of substantially all standing trees from a lot or portion of a lot.
DRIP LINE
Shall mean a line projected from the furthest limits of the outermost branches of a tree vertically projected to the ground.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Shall mean the environmental chairman or the environmental commission's designated agent.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other legal entity.
REMOVE; REMOVAL OF TREE
Shall mean and include all of the prohibited activities specified in subsection 30-22.5.
SHADE TREE
Shall mean any tree to which the Englewood Cliffs Shade Tree Commission Ordinance applies.
STRUCTURE
Shall mean any combination of materials forming a construction for occupancy, use, or ornamentation, whether installed on, above, or below the surface of a parcel of land. An accessory structure is a structure, the use of which is incident to that of the principal building on the parcel of land (including but not limited to driveways, walkways, patios and pools).
TREE
Shall mean any live woody perennial plant (deciduous or conifer) and its roots which:
a. 
Has a trunk caliper with a diameter of at least six inches measured at a point four feet above the natural grade; or
b. 
Has been planted pursuant to this section for the purpose of replacing a tree that has been removed.
TREE EXPERT
Shall mean a specialist in trees and tree care.