544.13 PERMIT; BOND; CONTRACTORS' LICENSE.
   (a)   No person shall hereafter plant any tree in a public place or street right of way without first obtaining a written permit from the Chief Administrative Officer. Permits also shall be obtained for pruning, trimming or cutting down of trees, bushes and shrubs on public streets or ways or in public places; provided, however, that the abutting property owner or agent of the Village shall not be required to obtain a permit for this purpose if such cutting or pruning is otherwise regulated by this chapter.
   
   (b)   Each permit shall be valid for a period of thirty days from the date of issuance; provided, however, that such permit may be revoked by the Chief Administrative Officer when it is determined that any permittee is operating in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1982-36. Passed 1-24-83; Ord. 2005-28. Passed 6-13-05.)
   (c)   No permits will be issued without also providing a commercial general liability insurance policy, or surety bond, naming the permit seeker and the Municipality as insureds or beneficiaries, as the case may be, in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per claim for injury or death or damage of personal property, and payment of a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) permit fee. A contractor may be licensed on an annual basis, for a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) permit fee and providing proof of the required insurance or bond.
(Ord. 2019-43. Passed 7-8-19.)