(a) No person, company, or its representative shall purposely do any of the following to any tree owned by the City or growing along public streets and ways unless specifically authorized by the Tree Commission or Safety Service Director, no person, company, or its representative shall purposely:
(1) Damage, cut, carve, transplant, or remove any such tree;
(2) Attach any rope, wire, nails, advertising posters, or other contrivance to any such tree;
(3) Allow any gaseous liquid, or solid substance which is harmful to trees to come in contact with such trees; or
(4) Set fire or permit fire to burn when such fire or the heat thereof will injure any portion of any such tree.
(b) Utility companies shall be responsible for keeping overhead lines from coming into contact with the trees and from allowing gaseous substance to cause damage to trees.
(Ord. 89-04. Passed 9-27-04.)