(a) A form, "Request for Removal of Live Tree(s) Located in the Public Way," must be completed with the necessary details for the Service Safety Director's designee to do an inspection and render a decision. A form may be obtained from the Engineering and Zoning Department.
(b) A tree that is dead or dying (fifty percent (50%) or more) must be removed upon review and approval by the Service Safety Director's designee.
(c) Any tree that has outgrown its planted area and is causing damage to the bordering sidewalk or curb may be removed upon the review and approval of the Service Safety Director's designee, who shall determine the reasonableness of replacing the sidewalk versus removing the tree. Replacement of either is responsibility of the property owner.
(d) A tree that is affecting a sanitary sewer line from a building shall be considered for removal only after all other methods of sewer line maintenance have been attempted (i.e. root pruning, boring the line). Documented proof of such action has to be presented to the Service Safety Director's designee before a request for removal will be considered.
(e) A tree may be considered for removal if it is affecting other trees in such a way that the growth needs to be thinned or if the branches are affecting utility lines, is growing too close to a utility pole, or is growing too close to another immovable obstruction (e.g., a flagpole).
(f) A tree that is a nuisance due to its natural state shall not serve as the basis for removal, subject to the appeals procedure set forth in Section 909.081.
(Ord. 5-2023. Passed 3-7-23.)