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Madison updates tree-protection rules to tighten permitting, appeals and replacement requirements
Summary
The Borough of Madison introduced and advanced Ordinance 10-2025 to revise the tree protection ordinance, tightening permit tracking, clarifying hazardous-tree definitions, standardizing response times and changing small-tree removal thresholds from two in 24 months to one in 12 months.
Madison council members introduced Ordinance 10-2025 on April 14, a package of changes to the borough's tree-protection code intended to clarify definitions, streamline permitting and improve enforcement. The council moved the ordinance forward by roll call after a presentation from Shade Tree Management Board chair Jean Krakovia and borough staff.
The revision rewrites parts of chapter 178 to define a licensed tree expert, add specific criteria for a ‘‘hazardous tree,’’ standardize response periods and formalize duties already performed by the municipal arborist. ‘‘We did better definitions,’’ said Jean Krakovia, chair of the…
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