.010 No person shall top or in any other manner injure or damage any street tree. For purposes of this section, the term "top" shall mean to damage a tree by the practice of severely cutting back large diameter branches and/or the trunk of a tree which results in substantially reducing the overall size of the tree and/or destroying the symmetrical appearance or structural shape of the tree.
.020 No person shall cut, trim, prune, plant, remove, spray, or in any other manner interfere with any street tree within the City of Anaheim without first having secured written permission from the Director of Community Services or his or her designee.
.030 Any person obtaining written permission to cut, trim or prune a street tree shall do so in accordance with the standards adopted by the International Society of Arboriculture. Any private business performing cutting, trimming or pruning operations on street trees shall employ an ISA certified arborist on staff and shall perform all work on street trees in accordance with the standards adopted by the International Society of Arboriculture.
.040 Any person violating the provisions of this Section which violation results in the need to remove and replace a street tree, shall be required to remove, including the rootball, and replace such tree in accordance with the City of Anaheim Planting Specifications. Such removal and replacement shall be completed within thirty (30) days from the date of written notice detailing the required action is given to such person by the Director of Community Services or his or her designee. The size and species of the replacement tree shall be determined by the Director of Community Services or his or her designee. If any person fails to remove and replace a street tree as provided in this Section, the City shall remove and replace such tree, and the actual cost to the City to remove and replace such tree shall constitute a debt owed by such person to the City, and such person shall be liable to the City in an action brought by the City for the recovery of such amounts. (Ord. 5171 § 1 (part); September 18, 1990: Ord. 5744 § 7; December 12, 2000.)