For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ARBORICULTURE. The care of trees.
ARBORIST. The City of Bowling Green municipal arborist.
BOULEVARD ISLAND. The portion of divided streets that is unpaved, public property owned or held by the city and over which the city has a right to restrict, manage, and control plantings, typically located at entrances and exits from residential areas. Occasionally these boulevard islands run the entire length of a street.
CUL-DE-SAC ISLAND. The unpaved portion of cul- de-sacs, public property owned or held by the city and over which the city has a right to restrict, manage, and control plantings.
CONIFER. Any cone-bearing tree or shrub that retains its green living foliage the entire year.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any public street, public park, any property owned or held by the city, or any area over which the city has a right or easement to maintain trees.
TREELAWN. The unpaved portion of street right-of- way; normally the green space between the sidewalk and the curb or edge of street pavement.
TREE PRESERVATION. Includes the treating, spraying, pruning, maintaining, and any other care or work intended for the strengthening of trees and removal and prevention of tree pests, blights, and diseases of any kind.
TREE TOPPING. The severe cutting back of limbs to stubs of three inches or more in diameter within the tree’s crown, to such a degree as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree.
(1980 Code, § 99.01) (Ord. 7241, passed 5-3-2004)
Cross-reference:
Tree Commission, see § 30.108