(a) No permit shall be required to remove any tree or part thereof which, by reason of damage by fire, windstorm, or other natural calamity, poses a threat to the public health or safety or which obstructs any public way.
(b) In the event of windstorm, fire, flood or other widespread natural calamity, the Mayor may declare a state of emergency and exempt operations necessary to remove threats to public safety from the permit requirements.
(Ord. 1984-35. Passed 9-24-84.)