For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LARGE TREES. Trees attaining a height of 45 feet or more with a mature spread of 40 feet or more.
MEDIUM TREES. Trees attaining a height of 30 to 45 feet with a mature spread of 30 feet or more.
PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.
PROPERTY OWNER. The person owning such property as shown on the county property maps.
PUBLIC PLACES. Shall include all grounds owned by the village.
PUBLIC TREES. Shall include all shade and ornamental trees now or hereafter growing on any street on any public land where otherwise indicated.
SMALL TREES. Trees attaining a height of 20 to 30 feet with a mature spread of 20 feet or more.
STREET or HIGHWAY. The entire width of every public way or right-of-way when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
TREE LAWN. The right-of-way edge that is part of a street or highway, not covered by sidewalk or other paving, lying between the property line and the edge of the street. It is the area between the sidewalk and the street. If there is no sidewalk it is the width of the easement or ten feet from the road.
TREE PIT. An excavated hole or cavity in the ground that forms a chamber or space into which the tree roots are buried. The pit maybe located in a section of the sidewalk or pavement cavity. In some instances the pit maybe a raised concrete structure filled with dirt for tree planting.
(Ord. 1577-11, passed 12-13-2011)