(A) If a tree and its roots in a parkway of the city cause substantial damage to the sewer line of the subject premises and the line is thereby unable to be in service, then a line tree may be removed and a new tree may be planted by the city.
(B) The Director of Public Works and other designated municipal employees shall certify the tree and root obstruction before any removal of a line tree. Further, a line tree may only be removed after every possible root remedy has been reasonably applied.
(C) The cost for the removal of the existing tree, for the new tree to be planted and for the planting of the same shall be divided equally between the owner of the subject premises and the city.
(Ord. 86-36, passed 9-22-1986; Ord. 15-40, passed 11-10-2015)