8-10-2: DEFINITIONS:
Terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
ANSI: American National Standards Institute.
AESTHETICS: The overall look and structure of a tree, shrub, perennial, turf, etc., determined by Village qualified staff.
APPRAISED VALUE: The monetary value of an asset set forth through the Village's appraisal methods.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: The elected President and Board members legally empowered to control all functions of the government of the Village of Bensenville.
BRANCH COLLAR: Where the branch attaches to the parent branch or trunk.
CALIPER SIZE: The diameter of the tree trunk. On trees with a trunk smaller than six inches (6") measurements should be taken six inches (6") from the ground. On trees with a trunk larger than six inches (6") measurements should be taken four and a half feet (4.5') above the ground, known as the dbh (diameter at breast height).
CATASTROPHIC INJURY: A severe injury to the tree, shrub, perennial, turf, etc., causing the death or removal of such asset as determined by Village qualified staff.
FRONTAGE: A strip or extent of land abutting to the street.
GENUS: A horticultural taxonomical category to determine a plant's name.
JULIE: Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators. A service used to locate and make known of where underground and above ground utilities are located. Example: cable, electric, gas, phone.
LIEN: A right to keep possession of a property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is paid.
PARENT LIMB: The location on a tree or shrub where a smaller limb comes in contact with a larger limb.
PARKWAY: The unpaved land within a public right-of-way parallel and adjacent to the roadway.
PARKWAY TREE REMOVAL PERMIT: A document through the Village's Public Works Department for the removal of any Village owed asset.
PROHIBITED: To be forbidden and/or banned.
RIGHT-OF-WAY: A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied by a road, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer, and other similar uses.
ROOT PRUNING: The process of trimming roots to either stimulate growth, develop a thick mass, remove broken or damaged roots or protection during construction.
ROOT ZONE: The critical root mass. Essentially, the invisible or imaginary circle that runs along or just outside the dripline of a tree, shrub, perennial, turf, etc.
SPECIES: A horticultural taxonomical category to determine a plant's name.
TREE APPRAISAL: The monetary value of an asset set forth through the Village's appraisal methods.
URBAN FOREST: The collection assets of trees, shrubs, perennials, turf, etc., within the Village of Bensenville. (Ord. 32-2019, 5-28-2019)