(A) No person shall hereafter remove any street tree or park tree or cause the removal by others, without first obtaining a written permit from the City Council, which shall issue the permit if, in its judgment, the desired work is necessary and the proposed method of workmanship thereof are of a satisfactory nature.
(B) The designated authority shall review all requests for permits for the removal of trees on public property. All recommendations shall be presented to the City Council for its action.
(C) As a condition to any permit to remove any tree, the City Council may require that the permittee plant another tree in place of the one removed.
(D) Every permit granted by the City Council shall describe the work to be done and contain a date of expiration.
(‘88 Code, § 15.211) Penalty, see § 96.99