It shall be unlawful as a normal practice for any person, firm, or town department to top any street tree, park tree, or other tree on public property. TOPPING shall mean the severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree’s crown, to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or other causes, or certain trees under utility wires or other obstructions where other pruning practices are impractical, may be exempted from this section at the determination of the town.
(Ord. 92-7, passed 12-6-1992) Penalty, see § 150.99