(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall recklessly cut down, destroy, girdle or otherwise injure a vine, bush, shrub, sapling, tree or crop standing or growing on the land of another or upon public land.
(b) In addition to any penalty provided, whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is liable in treble damages for the injury caused.
(ORC 901.51)
(c) No living tree with a four inch diameter or more, in the C-1 District or R-1C, R-2C or R-3C District where a development plan is applicable to the real estate or M-1 District or R-1M, R-2M or R-3M District where a development plan is applicable to the real estate, shall be cut down except as necessary for the preservation of the public health or safety, or for the reasonable use of the real estate, upon approval of the City Manager or his authorized representative.
(Ord. 83-6. Passed 1-13-83.)
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, unless the violation causes damage in an amount exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), in which case the violation is a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 97-2. Passed 1-9-97.)