(a) Payment by owners.--The cost of planting, transplanting or removing any shade trees or the necessary and suitable guards, curbing or grading for their protection and of the replacing of pavement or sidewalk necessarily disturbed in the execution of the work shall be paid by the owners of the real estate abutting the location of the work.
(b) Assessment and collection.--In the event that the borough undertakes the work described in this section, costs shall be certified, assessed against the abutting owners and collected in accordance with Chapter 21A (relating to assessments and charges for public improvements).
Cross References. Section 2720.2 is referred to in section 2720 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS
Chapter 27 - Recreation Places, Shade Trees and Forests
Section 2702 - Power to acquire
Section 2703 - Appropriation of private property
Section 2708 - Recreation board or other authority
Section 2709 - Establishment of recreation board
Section 2710 - Organization of board and employees
Section 2713 - Lease for school athletics
Section 2720 - Care, custody and control
Section 2720.1 - Maintenance by borough and tax levy
Section 2720.2 - Payment by owners and assessments
Section 2720.3 - Notice of work
Section 2721 - Shade tree commission
Section 2722 - Composition of commission
Section 2724.1 - Duties of commission
Section 2751 - Acquisition of land for forest purposes
Section 2753 - Ordinance of acquisition
Section 2756 - Appropriations and revenue