(A) For the purpose of this section the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OWNER. Includes and applies to any agent of any owner of any property described in division (B) below who has charge of the renting, repairs, or management in any way of any of the property mentioned in division (B) below, and the penalty shall apply to any agent as well as to the OWNER of any property.
(B) No owner of any lot or tract of land situated within the city, now established or that may hereafter be established, shall plant or suffer or permit the growth of any tree or shrub commonly known as the North Carolina Poplar, Silver Poplar, Quaking Aspen, Cotton Wood, or Lombardy Poplar upon any lands owned by him. No person shall plant or suffer or permit the growth of any of these trees or shrubs on the streets or alleys or on the tree plats adjacent to their property within the sewer district, or permit any of these trees or shrubs on the street or alley or tree plat adjacent to their property.
(‘67 Code, § 95.20) (Ord. 26, passed 4-4-11) Penalty, see § 98.99