It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit for, or engage in, tree work within the City of Brooklyn without first obtaining a written permit. Such permit shall be granted by the Municipal Forestry Manager upon the filing of proper application to be furnished by him and furnishing satisfactory proof that said applicant is reasonably qualified by experience, training, and reputation to engage in such tree work.
(a) Application shall be made by the owner of the property on which the proposed work is to be performed or by the owner's authorized agent, landscape architect or contractor employed in connection with the proposed work.
(b) If the work is to be done by a public utility company pursuant to its regular operations, application shall be made by the public utility company or its authorized agent and may be for an annual permit.
(c) If the work is to be performed within a street on behalf of the abutting property owner, the abutting property owner or such owner's agent shall apply for the permit.
(d) If the work, other than for an abutting property owner, is to be performed in a street or another municipally owned property, application shall be made by the public officer having control over such property.
(e) No person shall excavate any ditches, trenches, or do other subsurface work within the dripline of a public tree without first procuring a permit from the Municipal Forestry Manager.
(f) No person shall by any type of construction reduce the size of a tree lawn without first procuring a permit from the Municipal Forestry Manager.
(g) A person who removes or caused to be removed a public tree from the tree lawn or other public place may be required as a part of the issuance of a permit, to pay for cost to replace said tree at the appropriate planting time next following for the species selected.
(h) All City departments shall be exempt from these permit provisions and shall be subject only to notification of the Municipal Forestry Manager of tree work to be performed.
(Ord. 1984-35. Passed 9-24-84.)