Rockaway Township City Zoning Code
§ 54-29.9
Street trees.
[Ord. No. 95-24 § 54-86]
The following standards shall apply to the placement of street trees:
A.
Street trees shall be placed outside of the street right-of-way, on both sides of the street, but no further than 20 feet from the street curb. Street trees shall be spaced at fifty-foot intervals or as otherwise approved by the Planning Board.
B.
Street trees shall be located where they will not interfere with utility lines or pipes located above or below the ground, where they will not interfere with the proper distribution of light from streetlighting fixtures, and where they will not interfere with proper sight distance. Street trees shall be spaced as indicated from the following objects:
Object | Minimum Distance |
|---|---|
Fire hydrant | 8 feet |
Light pole | 25 feet |
Street corner | 40 feet |
(Measured from intersection of curblines) |
C.
The choice of formal or naturalistic design shall be based upon the recommendation of the Shade Tree Commission, after review of site and neighborhood characteristics.
D.
All street trees shall have a minimum trunk caliper of two to 2.5 inches at the time of installation. They shall be balled and burlapped, nursery grown, and certified disease free.
