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Committee weighs vegetation ordinance changes, schedules April outreach and pruning event
Summary
The Public Health & Safety Committee discussed an ordinance amendment to clarify vegetation height and clearance rules, emphasized visible house numbers and a 36-inch walkway for emergency access, and promoted an April 11 pruning/volunteer event and outreach materials from the Shade Tree Commission.
Chair called the committee to discuss the borough's vegetation maintenance program, explaining the initiative will focus on overgrown vegetation that impedes sidewalks, emergency vehicle access and sight lines.
Maggie, a borough staff member, said the Shade Tree Commission provided pruning guidance and materials from the Philadelphia Horticultural Society and that the borough included the resources in its newsletter. "We packaged those together," she said, and described plans for educational videos and visual aids to show the clearance and height standards staff will enforce.
The Shade Tree Commission and staff announced a light pruning and volunteer event on April 11 to teach residents proper pruning techniques and offer limited tool lending. The…
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