§ 21.045 PROTECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION.

   Any person who is erecting, repairing, altering or removing any building or structure shall place a guard or protector around any tree on public property so as to prevent injury to such tree. If these activities require the trimming, pruning, or removal of any tree located on public property, a written permit shall be obtained.

(Ord. 18-30, passed 9-4-18; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21)

§ 21.046 TREE TOPPING.

   It shall be unlawful as normal practice, except as described below, for any person, firm, or city department to top any street tree, park tree, or other tree on public property. “TOPPING” is defined as the severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree's crown to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or other causes, or certain trees that interfere with or are an imminent threat to utility wires or other obstructions, where other pruning practices are impractical, may be exempted from this subchapter at the determination of the Tree Commission.

(Ord. 18-30, passed 9-4-18; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21)

§ 21.047 REMOVAL OF STUMPS.

   All stumps of street and park trees shall be removed below the surface of the ground so that the top of the stump shall not project above the surface of the ground.

(Ord. 18-30, passed 9-4-18; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21)

§ 21.048 REVIEW BY CITY COUNCIL.

   The City Council shall have the right to review the conduct, acts, and decisions of the Tree Commission. Any person may appeal from any ruling or order of the Tree Commission to the City Council who may hear the matter and make a final decision.

(Ord. 18-30, passed 9-4-18; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21)

§ 21.049 PENALTY.

   Violations of this subchapter shall be subject to the civil penalties set forth in §§ 10.80 and 10.84.

(Ord. 18-30, passed 9-4-18; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21)

PUBLIC HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD

§ 21.060 ESTABLISHMENT; DESIGNATION.

   There is hereby established a Public Housing Advisory Board for the city, which is hereafter referred to as the “Housing Advisory Board.”

(Ord. 18-30, passed 9-4-18; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21)