(A) Authority. The Council member responsible for administering and enforcing this chapter will be appointed by the Mayor. He or she shall:
(1) Have supervision of all trees planted or growing in public rights-of-way or town-owned places within the town;
(2) Supervise the planting, trimming, spraying, preservation and removal of street trees and other plants in public streets, in town cemeteries and in town parks to promote safety, protect town utilities and preserve the beauty of such public places; and
(3) Supervise the maintenance of street trees and park trees.
(B) Desirable street tree list. The Tree Board shall prepare a “suggested street tree list” containing the botanical and common names of all trees approved to be planted in streets, trails, parks or easements. The Tree Board shall also develop an undesirable street tree list containing the botanic and common names of all trees not approved to be planted in streets, trails, parks or easements. These lists may be revised from time to time by the Tree Board to include other suitable or undesirable trees.
(C) Public awareness. The Town Clerk shall make copies of this chapter available to any interested persons through the town office and on the town website.
(Ord. 71, passed 10-3-2013)