Any person desiring to remove, destroy, cut, or severely prune, including the root system, any tree or shrub in or upon any public street right-of-way or public property owned by the town, shall first obtain the permission of the director of public works or designee. Such permission shall be granted upon a showing that such work is necessary for other permitted projects or for preservation of public safety. Any work performed must be done in strict compliance with the conditions set forth in granting such permission, except permission shall not be required for the development of any property for a site plan, as required under the land development ordinance. Individual permission shall not be required of public and private utilities, including CATV installations and water and sewer regulations by or at the direction of the town, provided that the company's written pruning and trenching specifications have first been received and approved by the director of public works.
(Code 1976, § 10-17; Code 1982, § 13-2; Ord. No. 87-104, § 1, 12-10-1987; Ord. No. 92-25, § 1, 2-13-1992; Ord. No. 2019-Code-04, 10-10-2019)