(a) No individual, partnership or corporation shall plant, remove, trim, spray or tamper with any tree within a tree lawn (space between curb and sidewalk) on any street within the City of Brooklyn without first obtaining a permit from the Service Department of the City of Brooklyn. The fee for said permit shall be one dollar ($1.00) and shall cover the cost of inspection by the Service Department.
(b) The planting of silver maple, poplar and Chinese elm trees in any tree lawn within the City of Brooklyn is hereby prohibited.
(c) No American elm tree shall be planted except in residential areas where the setback line is 35 feet or more and the tree lawn has a minimum of 15 feet in width and is free of overhead wires.
(d) Any type of tree permitted by this section shall not be planted within 45 feet of any other tree planted in the tree lawn except that a special permit may be obtained where circumstances show a minimum of 40-foot spacing. Provided, however, that no tree shall be planted in a tree lawn within 20 feet of an intersecting street.
(Ord. 1952-39. Passed 12-22-52.)
(e) Whoever violates any provision of this section or fails to comply therewith, or any requirements thereof, shall, for each and every violation or noncompliance, be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day during which such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.