When trees are removed in Fort Lee, owners must plant replacement trees or pay into the borough tree fund based on diameter inches removed.
Fort Lee Borough requires mitigation plantings whenever protected trees are removed. The replacement formula typically requires at least one new tree of two to three inch caliper for every six inches DBH removed, with higher ratios for heritage and specimen trees. When site conditions cannot accommodate sufficient on-site replacement, owners may contribute to the borough tree fund at a per-inch fee. Replacement species must come from the borough's approved native and non-invasive list, and survival is monitored for two growing seasons after planting.
Failing to install replacements, planting invasive or unapproved species, and missing the two-year survival requirement are violations.
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