(A) Unless specifically authorized by the arborist or his or her designee, no person shall intentionally top, damage, cut, carve, transplant, or remove any tree or shrub located on public property; attach any rope, wire, nails, advertising posters, or other contrivance to any tree or shrub located on public property; allow any gaseous liquid or solid substance which is harmful to such trees or shrubs to come in contact with them; or set fire or permit fire to burn when such fire or the heat thereof will injure any portion of any tree or shrub located on public property.
(B) No person shall excavate any ditches, tunnels, trenches, alley or driveway within a radius of ten feet from any public tree or shrub without first obtaining approval from the arborist and an excavation permit from the Public Works Director or his or her designee.
(1980 Code, § 99.05) (Ord. 7241, passed 5-3-2004) Penalty, see § 99.99