(A) The City Forester is hereby authorized and empowered, and it shall be his duty, to supervise the planning, maintenance and removal of all trees, shrubbery and other vegetation within the city, and to formulate rules and regulations for such planning, maintenance and removal under the supervision, and subject to the consent and approval of the Mayor, and to issue permits for such planning, maintenance and removal. In drawing such rules and regulations and in issuing such permits, the City Forester shall be governed by the effect on public health and the nature, kind and quality of the trees, shrubbery and vegetation in the city as a whole, and in such particular sections of the city as it is desired by the applicant for a permit to plant trees, shrubbery or other vegetation in any particular section shall be in harmony with other trees, shrubbery and vegetation in that vicinity.
(B) The City Forester shall implement and enforce the Albuquerque Pollen Control Ordinance and the Street Tree Ordinance.
(C) The City Forester shall review all city ordinances, policies and regulations that affect landscaping within the city limits and propose suggested changes to the Mayor and members of Council when appropriate.
(D) The City Forester shall employ a variety of methods to educate the public about the benefits, best use and maintenance of the urban forest including producing and posting a poster that identifies the levels of pollen emitted by each tree species commonly planted or sold in the city.
(E) The City Forester shall coordinate with the city's nursery industry to develop and promote plants and trees that provide the highest benefit to the public health, safety and welfare.
('74 Code, § 11-1-3) (Ord. 957; Am. Ord. 40-2004; Am. Ord. 19-2008)
('74 Code, § 11-1-3) (Ord. 957; Am. Ord. 40-2004; Am. Ord. 19-2008)