Senate Bill 1477 Printer's Number 1995

PENNSYLVANIA, September 30 - "Property owner." A person or legal entity that holds legal

title to real property located within a municipality.

"Public right-of-way." The area within the legally

established right-of-way of a publicly owned or maintained

street, highway or alley, including a sidewalk or a similar

corridor intended for public travel and located adjacent to and

functionally integrated with the roadway. The term does not

include trails, paths or sidewalks located entirely within a

public park or recreational area that are not adjacent to a

public street or highway.

"Remediation." Measures short of full removal taken to

eliminate or mitigate a hazardous tree condition, including

pruning, trimming, bracing or other structural corrective action

necessary to protect public safety or a public right-of-way if

the hazardous condition is corrected.

"Removal." The complete cutting down and extraction of a

hazardous tree from the tree's site, including felling of the

trunk and grinding or extraction of the stump to or below ground

level unless a local ordinance allows the stump to remain under

specified conditions.

"Shade tree area." The portion of a public right-of-way

located between the curb or curb line of a public roadway and an

adjacent sidewalk, or within a tree well, tree pit or other

designated planting area incorporated into or immediately

adjacent to the sidewalk, that is intended for the planting or

maintenance of shade trees or other vegetation.

"Wood material." Logs, cordwood, branch wood, wood chips,

sawdust, brush or other byproducts resulting from the removal or

remediation of a tree.

Section 4. Hazardous tree removal and remediation.

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