No person other than the Deputy Commissioner shall plant, remove, trim, spray or chemically inject or treat, or in any way affect the general health or structure of a parkway tree or shrub without first having obtained a permit to do so in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that no permit shall be necessary for the routine maintenance and replacement of vegetation where soil disturbance of six inches or less is required. All permit requirements of this chapter shall be applicable to governmental agencies and to public utilities governed by an Act concerning Public Utilities, approved June 29, 1921, as amended.
(Prior code § 32-6; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-21, p. 35804, § 4)