923.06 CARE OF TREES DURING BUILDING OPERATIONS.

   No person in charge of or responsible for the erection, alteration or removal of any building or structure in the City shall permit any tree upon any public place in the vicinity of such operation to stand without a good and sufficient guard or protection as shall prevent injury, damage or defacement to such tree arising out of, in connection with or by reason of such operation. The quality of guard or protection shall be determined by the Director of Public Works.

(1964 Code §51.06)

923.07 MOVING TREES.

   All moving of trees upon any public place in the City made necessary by the moving of a building or structure or any other private enterprise shall be done under the supervision and with the written permission of the Director of Public Works and at the expense of the applicant or person seeking the removal of such tree. Such applicant, as one of the conditions to obtaining such permission, shall deposit with the City such sum in cash as the Director may determine and specify to cover all of the cost of moving and replacing such tree, if the conditions of such permission require the replacement thereof. However, in lieu of such cash deposit, the Director may, in his discretion, accept a good and sufficient bond in like amount conditioned upon the payment of all the costs of such moving and replacement. (1964 Code §51.07)

923.08 TRIMMING TREES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

   The Director of Public Works shall keep trimmed all trees standing upon any public place in the City so that the branches of such trees projecting over any public sidewalk, private driveway or into any public street beyond the curb line shall not conflict with the public welfare.

(1964 Code §51.08)

923.09 REMOVAL OF TREES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

   The Director of Public Works shall have the right and duty to trim any tree existing on any public place in the City so as to insure the public safety or to preserve the function or beauty of such public place; and he shall further have the right to remove any such tree, or any part thereof, which is in an unsafe condition or which, by reason of its location or nature, is injurious or detrimental to other public improvements in this City, or is infected with any injury, fungus, insect or other pest or disease which cannot otherwise be controlled. (1964 Code §51.10)

923.10 TRIMMING TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

   All trees standing upon private property in this City having branches projecting into public highways or public places shall, under the supervision of the Director of Public Works, be kept trimmed by the owner or occupant of such private property to such an extent that the lowest branches of such trees shall not come within nine feet of the ground where they overhang any public sidewalk, public place or public highway.

(1964 Code §51.09)

923.11 REMOVAL OF TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

   (a)   Wherever a tree is located upon private property and such tree or a part thereof is found to be in a dead or dangerous condition and is so located that if such tree fell, or such part thereof broke off and fell, it could endanger life or property upon a street or upon other public property, the Director of Public Works shall give written notice by personal service or by airlifted or registered mail to the owner of the property upon which such tree is located to remove such tree or part thereof within thirty days of the date of service or mailing of such notice. Failure of the owner of such premises to remove such tree or part thereof within thirty days shall be deemed a violation of this section.

   (b)   Wherever a tree is located upon private property and such tree or a part thereof is found to be in a dead or dangerous condition and is so located that if such tree fell, or such part thereof broke off and fell, it could endanger life or property upon the premises where such tree is located, or upon other private property, the Director of Public Works shall give written notice by personal service or by certified or registered mail to the owner of the property upon which such tree is located to remove such tree or part thereof within thirty days of the date of service or mailing of such notice. Failure of the owner of such premises to remove such tree or part thereof within thirty days shall be deemed a violation of this section.

(Ord. 1965-130. Passed 12-20-65.)

923.12 INTERFERING WITH WORK OF DIRECTOR OR ASSISTANTS.

   No person shall interfere with the Director of Public Works or his subordinates or assistants while engaged in or about the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter or the doing of any of the work ordered by the Director to be done hereunder.

(1964 Code §51.12)

923.13 MASTER STREET TREE PLAN.

   The Master Street Tree Plan prepared by the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company for the City on June 23, 1959, and on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved and adopted as the official Master Street Tree Plan for this City.

(1964 Code §51.11)