No person shall, without the consent of the owner in the case of a private tree or shrub, or without a written permit from the Shade Tree Commission in the case of a public tree or shrub, do or cause to be done any of the following acts:
(A) Secure, fasten or run any rope, wire, sign or other device or material to, around or through a tree or shrub;
(B) Break, injure, mutilate, deface, kill or destroy a tree or shrub, or permit any fire to burn where it will injure a tree or shrub;
(C) Permit any toxic chemical, gas, smoke, salt, brine, oil or other injurious substance to seep, drain or be emptied upon or about a tree or shrub;
(D) Excavate any ditch, runnel or trench or lay any drive within a radius of ten feet from a tree or shrub;
(E) Erect, alter, repair or raze any building or structure without placing suitable guards around all nearby public trees or shrubs which may be injured or defaced by such operation. Such trees shall be guarded with a good substantial fence, frame or box not less than four feet high and eight feet square, or at a distance in feet from the tree equal to the diameter of the trunk in inches D.B.H., whichever is greater. All building material, dirt or other debris shall be kept outside the barrier.
(F) Remove a guard, stake or other device or material intended for the protection of a public tree or shrub, or close or obstruct any open space about the base of a public tree or shrub designed to permit access of air, water and fertilizer;
(G) Transplant or remove any tree or shrub; or
(H) Damage, cut or carve any portion of a tree, whether it is above or below ground level.
(Ord. 13-87, passed 3-16-1987)