A. Permits: Adjacent property owners shall:
1. Meet all requirements and obtain all permits necessary for work done (including, but not limited to, pruning and removal) on any public trees.
2. Meet all requirements and obtain all permits necessary prior to commencing repair of damage done to public streets or sidewalk adjacent to any public trees.
3. Meet all requirements and obtain all permits necessary for any tree planting on public property.
B. Routine Public Tree Maintenance:
1. Adjacent property owners shall:
a. Prune and maintain trees planted according to ANSI A300, a copy of which is available on the city of Blackfoot website.
b. Topping, heading, shearing or rounding over are not acceptable forms of tree pruning and are not allowed on public trees.
c. Except as otherwise determined by the public works department, branches that overhang sidewalks or streets shall be pruned to provide sufficient vertical clearance over the sidewalk and street so as not to interfere with public travel.
d. Trees shall be pruned to remove dead limbs or other limbs that are considered a public nuisance.
2. Control pests on trees located on public rights of way adjacent to the owner's private real property.
3. Provide water sufficient to keep trees located on public rights of way adjacent to the owner's private real property in a healthy, growing condition.
C. Protection/Preservation:
1. Obtain a permit from the city before performing any activity, which may harm any part of a public tree (inclusive of the critical root zone).
2. Notify the city when any part of a public tree is damaged or destroyed. (Ord. 2137, 10-6-2015, eff. 10-6-2015)