Tree Commission
The Tree Commission consists of six Board members, along with a Councilman & the Borough Manager. The Tree Commission reviews, decides & provides a recommendation concerning tree planting/removal applications within the Borough right of way. The Commission meets the second Monday of the month in Council Chambers and the meetings begin at 7:00 PM. If you are planning to plant or remove a tree, please contact Kevin M. Flannery at (412) 741-4015 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Tree Planting/Removal Application
Tree Contracting License Application
Tree Commission Brochure
LIST OF TREE PLANTINGS - SPRING 2010
LIST OF TREE PLANTINGS - SPRING 2011
LIST OF TREE PLANTINGS - SPRING 2013
The 2013 Spring Tree Planting will be on Saturday, April 27, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Public is invited to join the Tree Commission with the plantings. Everyone should meet at the Public Works location on Washington Street, behind the Municipal Building, at 8:30 a.m. Preliminary work to prepare the site for the planting will begin April 22 through April 27.
Click here for the Borough of Sewickley Code of Ordinance Chapter 25 on trees.
Download past Tree Commission Meeting Minutes and Agendas
TREE COMMISSION MEMBERS
- Kathy Brandt
- Thad Jones
- Cindy Mullins
- Larry Rice
- Jim Edson, Arborist
- William Cornman, Council Representative
- Kevin M. Flannery, Borough Manager
Duties and Responsibilities
The Tree Commission, when requested by Council, shall consider, investigate, make finding, report and recommend upon any special matter or question coming within the scope of its work. The Tree Commission shall study the problems and determine the needs of the Borough in connection with its tree planting program.
The Tree Commission shall recommend to the Borough Manager and Public Works Director the type and kind of trees to be planted upon such Borough Streets or parts of
The Tree Commission shall assist the Borough Manager, as well as the Council and Citizens of the Borough in the dissemination of news and information regarding the selection, planting and maintenance of trees within the corporate limits, whether the same be on private or public property and to make such recommendations from time to time to Council as the desirable legislation concerning the tree planting program and activities for the Borough.
The Tree Commission shall work in conjunction with civic and public interest groups devoted to tree care and preservation.
The Tree Commission shall convene Regular and Special meetings at which the subject of trees, insofar as it relates to the Borough may be discussed by members of the Tree Commission, Officers and Personnel of the Borough and its several divisions and all others interested in the tree program.
The Tree Commission shall be responsible for reviewing the plans for residential, commercial and industrial developments in order to ascertain the number and size of trees proposed to be removed from building sites and to make recommendations concerning the retention of existing trees on said sites and the planting of new trees in areas where trees have been removed.
The Tree Commission shall have the authority to investigate and recommend "Reasonable Conditions" to the granting of a permit in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance.
The Tree Commission shall have the responsibility of inventory (and classifying as to location, species, size condition and evaluation) the existing public trees, as an integral part of the Master Tree Plan. This inventory shall be updated annually.
The Tree Commission shall consider all existing and proposed buildings, utilities and environmental factors when recommending the planting of a specific species or other work for all streets and public sites within the Borough.
The Tree Commission shall have the authority to amend or add to the Master Tree Plan at any time that circumstances make it advisable.
The Tree Commission shall develop and maintain a list of desirable large, medium and small trees for planting in parks, along streets and on other public sites based on mature height. Lists of trees not suitable for planting in these areas shall also be created by the Tree Commission.
The Tree Commission shall have the authority to formulate a Master Tree Plan. The Master Tree Plan shall include the inventory of existing public trees and shall specify the requirements for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, and removal or disposition of trees in parks, along streets and on other public sites and shall specify the species of tree to be planted in these areas. The Master Tree Plan shall be updated and presented to Council annually and upon their acceptance and approval shall constitute the official comprehensive Master Tree Plan for the Borough. From and after the effective date of the Master Tree Plan, or any amendment thereof, all planting shall conform thereto.
