abutting the street at the points designated. Any ordinance,
rule or regulation enacted under this chapter may establish
or reference an inventory of existing shade trees in the
borough and a list of shade tree species suitable for
planting or transplanting.
(2) Before the enactment of any ordinance requiring the
planting, replanting, transplant or removal of shade trees,
council may consider the following factors:
(i) The effect the action proposed by the ordinance,
or maintenance related to the ordinance, may have on the
environment.
(ii) The long-term effects and short-term effects
the ordinance may have on public and private property,
including the benefits provided to property, the
replacement and maintenance costs for private and public
improvements and potential interference with utility
rights-of-way or service.
(iii) The effect the action proposed by the
ordinance may have on pedestrian and traffic safety,
including impairment of any clear sighting at
intersections and other rights-of-way.
§ 2720.3. Notice of work.
If council proposes to plant, transplant or remove shade
trees on any street, notice of the time and place of the meeting
at which the work is to be considered shall be given in one
newspaper of general circulation once a week for two weeks
immediately preceding the time of the meeting. The notice shall
specify in detail the streets or portions upon which trees are
proposed to be planted, transplanted or removed. In the event
that a shade tree commission is to undertake the work, the
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