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When the erection, repair, alteration or removal of any building, house or structure necessitates the trimming, pruning or removal of any tree, shrub or plant on any street, park, pleasure ground, alley or other public place of the city, except any trimming, pruning or removal required by the construction of a residential driveway it shall be within the discretion of the Superintendent to refuse permission to do such work. Applications for a permit to trim, prune or remove any tree or plant on any of the above- mentioned places for the above-mentioned reasons shall be filed with the Superintendent at least three days prior to the time of doing such work. The Superintendent may stipulate the conditions upon which any trimming, pruning or removal may be done and may require the applicant to enter into an agreement whereby the applicant shall agree to pay all costs incurred for any inspection, labor, equipment or service deemed necessary by the Superintendent.
('86 Code, § 14.08.130) (Ord. 2282, passed - - )
No person shall move any building, house or portion thereof without notifying the Superintendent at least three days in advance of such moving. The notice shall designate the route to be followed and all other details pertinent to such work. The Superintendent shall have the authority to change such route and designate one which in his opinion will cause less damage to trees, shrubs or plants owned by the city along and adjacent to the route. If necessary to protect such trees, shrubs or plants, the Superintendent may require that the house, building or portion thereof be cut into segments small enough to fit the available width between such trees, shrubs or plants along the designated route. As a condition to approving any route for the moving of any building, house, or portion thereof, the Superintendent may require the person doing such work to enter into an agreement to pay all costs incurred for any labor, equipment or material used to protect or preserve such trees, shrubs or plants, either before or after such moving.
('86 Code, § 14.08.140) (Ord. 2282, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010
Cross-reference:
For further provisions concerning requirements of moving buildings, see Chapter 20.40
Notes
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The Superintendent may inspect any tree, shrub or plant upon any street, park, pleasure ground, boulevard, alley or public place of the city, or any tree, shrub or plant, standing on any private property which overhangs or projects into any street, park, pleasure ground, boulevard, alley or public place of the city, to determine whether the same or any part thereof is in such condition as to constitute a hazard or an impediment to the progress or vision of any person traveling on such street, park, pleasure ground, boulevard, alley or public place.
('86 Code, § 14.08.150) (Ord. 2282, passed - - )
If, in the opinion of the Superintendent, any tree, shrub or plant mentioned in the preceding section is hazardous to the traveling public or impedes the progress or the vision of the public on any street, park, pleasure ground, boulevard, alley or public place, he may cause the same or such parts thereof as are hazardous or constitute an impedient to be trimmed or removed so as to remedy such conditions.
('86 Code, § 14.08.160) (Ord. 2282, passed - - )
No tree, shrub or plant standing on any private property shall be cut down or removed unless ten days' notice in writing of this intention shall be given by the Superintendent to the owner, occupant or agent of the property upon which such described condition exists.
('86 Code, § 14.08.170) (Ord. 2282, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010
If the owner, occupant or agent of such private property within seven days after the receipt of such notice files his objection to such removal with the Superintendent, such tree, shrub or plant shall not be cut down nor removed unless the Superintendent shall give such owner, occupant or agent a reasonable opportunity to be heard in support of such objection. If such objection be not sustained, the Superintendent shall thereafter approve, in writing, the cutting down or removal of such hazardous or impedient tree, plant or shrub.
('86 Code, § 14.08.180) (Ord. 2282, passed - - )
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to impose any liability upon the city, its officers or employees, nor to relieve the owner of any private property from the duty to keep any tree, shrub or plant upon his property or under his control, in such a condition as to prevent it from constituting a hazard or an impediment to travel or vision upon any street, park, pleasure ground, boulevard, alley or public place within the city.
('86 Code, § 14.08.190) (Ord. 2282, passed - - )