No person shall plant, remove, destroy, cut, prune, fertilize, treat, break, climb, injure or spray any tree existing on any public place in this City, or authorize or procure any person to do so, or remove or tamper with any device placed for the protection of any such tree, or attach any rope, wire, chain, sign or other device whatsoever either to such tree or to any device placed for the protection of such tree, or authorize or cause the same to be done, unless he has first obtained written permission from the director to do so. Such permit, when granted for the planting of any tree to be located in any public place in the City, shall designate the species of tree to be planted and the required minimum planting size.
(Ord. 6555-1984. Passed 7-10-84.)