REMINDER: Permits Required for Tree Removal and Replacement

"To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, to live as a people, we must have trees.”

– President Theodore Roosevelt

RARITAN TWP., N.J. (Hunterdon County) — If you have plans to cut down trees on your property, please read this first!

Recent regulations implemented by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) required all municipalities to adopt a tree removal and replacement ordinance.

Enforced by the Raritan Township Department of Planning and Zoning (“Department”) under Chapter 296, Article XXVII, residents must obtain a permit before removing, cutting, or replacing a tree in the township.

Dead, dying, diseased or potentially hazardous trees do not require a permit.

Click here for a copy of the Tree Removal Permit application.

For more information, call (908) 806-6102 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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