(A) Any person, contractor, or firm who violates any provision of this chapter or who fails to comply with any written notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, upon being found guilty of violation, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100, nor more than $750 for each separate offense.
(B) If, as the result of the violation of any provision of this chapter, the injury, mutilation, or death of a tree on city property is caused, the cost of repair or replacement of such shall be borne by the person, contractor, or firm found in violation thereof. The replacement value of a tree shall be determined in accordance with the latest version of A Guide to the Professional Evaluation of Landscape Trees, Specimen Shrubs and Evergreens, as published by the International Society of Arboriculture, and shall be payable to the city within 30 days of the issuance of a decision.
(C) It is required that tree replacement species come from the Preferred Species List. The Preferred Species List is provided in the Urban Forest Management Plan.
(Prior Code, § 98.999) (Ord. 94-301, passed 8-9-1994; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017; Ord. 2023-039, passed 9-26-2023)