Description
Another tree fell and I'm asking is there a city official who will enforce the fence height regulation for a natural fence of dangerously tall (fast growing) invasive Maple trees along side of my driveway and within a boundary area. I am asking that the city help to make them safe by requiring this owner to abide by the height limit and trim his natural fence to regulation boundary fence height of 8 ft tall. 3 trees so far have snapped at the trunk level on windy days (like now) and 2 landed atop my garage and house this time. My efforts to contact him by letters were answered by a police officer warning me of harassment law - both police report show him claiming ownership and protecting them 100% at only my expense.
also asked...
A. No - the city does not remove tree from private property
A. No
A. Yes
A. 2" - 12"
A. YES or trimmed to 8ft tall
A. on the boundary too close for type and size of tree
12 Comments
Former Employee {Engineering Department] (Registered User)
Carolyn Costain (Registered User)
Those tree are a weed! https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ACPL "I would not only talk to the building inspector to up-hold the natural fence on a boundary laws but also to the health department because any tree's growing with-in only a few feet to no feet but touching one another side by side and mingling root systems is an un-healthy growing situation for any tree and trees will die off one by one being so close together causing a " safety issue" These tree's are prohibited weeds in our state! To many times I have seen the close nit friendship between neighbors and city officials in our city where they are very slow to act or to act at all, so if you do not get any results from the Building inspector who's job is also dealing with boundary fences aka natural fences, and after contacting the health department since these trees pose a health and safety issue. I would go over their heads and report the non-responsive actions of the city. I am watching the issue because in Salem something needs to be done when prohibited tree growth poses a health risk to human life and property with back to back falling trees and the city seem to be taking its sweet little old time to get out there to assess the situation. Bring this issue to the attention of both the Building inspector and the Health department.
jeanie (Registered User)
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Carolyn Costain (Registered User)
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Sanitarian - JM (Verified Official)
Thank you for submitting your request. The Board of Health would like to speak with you further on this issue. Please call the Salem Board of Health office at 978-741-1800.
Thank you
Acknowledged Sanitarian - JM (Verified Official)
Thank you for submitting your request. The Board of Health would like to speak with you further on this issue. Please call the Salem Board of Health office at 978-741-1800.
Thank you
Closed Department of Public Services (Registered User)