Atlantic County towns now require tree replacement. Under NJDEP's MS4 stormwater program, municipal ordinances make anyone removing a regulated tree replant on a fixed schedule that scales with the size of the tree removed.
New Jersey has no blanket replant-what-you-cut statute, but its stormwater framework created one town by town. N.J.S.A. 40:55D-93 requires every municipality to adopt a stormwater control ordinance, and under the same NJDEP stormwater and MS4 program each town was directed to adopt a tree-removal-and-replacement ordinance following a state model schedule. The typical Atlantic County ordinance obliges anyone removing a regulated tree to plant replacements within a set window after removal, scales the replacement count to the diameter of the tree removed, and exempts genuine hazard trees. Removal tied to development also draws replacement conditions through site-plan review, and Pinelands-area clearing in Galloway, Hamilton, and Hammonton must revegetate with native species drawn from the list at N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.25.
Failing to plant or maintain required replacement trees violates the municipal tree ordinance, triggering fines, a hold on further permits, and often payment into a town tree fund in lieu of planting. Terms are set by each municipality.
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