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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Any incorporated town may, by ordinance, upon the petition of a majority of the property owners upon any public street thereof, require the planting and replanting of suitable shade trees along and upon the sides of such streets, upon such alignment and at such points as may be designated by such ordinance, by the owners of property abutting the street at the points designated. This section shall not authorize any incorporated town to require the planting or replanting of trees at any point which may interfere with the necessary or reasonable use of any street or abutting property or unreasonably interfere with any business conducted thereon.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 53860. Ordinances to require planting and replanting - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-53860/
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