(A) No person shall remove, destroy, cut prune or otherwise treat any tree or shrubbery having its trunk upon any town property or right-of-way or contract with another person to perform such acts without first obtaining a written permit from the Zoning Administrator, except as herein set forth.
(B) No person shall plant of contract with another to plant any tree or shrubbery on any town property, except as herein noted, without a permit from the Zoning Administrator.
(C) Private utilities shall submit written specifications for pruning, trenching or grading around trees and shrubbery on city property to the Zoning Administrator for approval. A utility company shall not be required to obtain a permit for routine maintenance operations affecting trees and shrubbery having their trunks upon town property so long as such work is done in strict accordance with the specifications as approved by the Zoning Administrator. A utility company is required to obtain prior written approval to remove any tree or shrubbery on town property. Approved written specifications shall be valid for two years. The utility company must make new specifications or a request for an additional two-year extension of the previously approved specifications.
(Ord. passed 3-14-2005; Ord. passed 5-1-2013; Ord. passed 2-13-2013; Ord. passed 10-10-2016; Ord. passed 3-14-2019, § 705)