§ 70-2. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall be given the meanings stated herein:

APPLICANT

The owner of real property, or his duly authorized agent, seeking a permit to remove trees pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

DEAD OR DYING TREE

A tree that is dead or has been damaged beyond repair, or is in an advanced state of decline, as determined by the Commissioner of Planning, Environment and Land Management, or his/her designee, or an arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).

LANDMARK TREE

Any tree which has a special character based on environmental, social, aesthetic, or historical value, which constitutes a distinct significance as to warrant its conservation, preservation and protection from adverse influences, as so designated by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven.

PERSON

Any firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, public utility or individual.

PLANNING BOARD

The Planning Board of the Town of Brookhaven.

TREE

Any living, perennial, woody plant, its branches, its root system and its trunk, if greater than three inches in diameter measuring three feet from ground level, and six feet in height measured from ground level.

Added 11-20-2018 by L.L. No. 27-2018, effective 12-3-2018