(A) Scope Of Requirement: Except for a city employee and utility company employee at the direction of the city council or a contractor hired by the city of Clinton, no person may perform any of the following acts without first obtaining a permit from the tree commission:
1. Plant or treat, on city owned property, any tree, shrub, or other plant except that this provision shall not be construed to prohibit owners of property adjacent to city owned property from watering or fertilizing any tree, shrub, or other plant located on such city owned property;
2. Remove, destroy, cut down, break, deface, trim or in any way injure any tree, shrub, hedge, fruit, flower, plant, vegetable or anything which may be thereon for ornament or utility on city owned property;
3. Trim, prune, or remove any tree or portions thereof if such tree or portions thereof reasonably may be expected to fall on city owned property and thereby cause damage to persons or property;
4. Place, on city owned property, either above or below ground level, a container for trees, shrubs, or other plants;
5. Damage, cut, tap, carve, or transplant any tree, shrub, or other plant located on city owned property;
6. Attach any rope, wire, nail, sign, poster, or any other manmade object to any tree, shrub, or other plant located on city owned property; or permit any such wire to come into contact with any such tree;
7. Dig a tunnel or trench on city owned property;
8. Climb any tree growing on city owned property or walk upon the branches thereof, while wearing spurs unless any such person is in the act of removing such tree;
9. Place or maintain upon the ground in any street, park or parkway in the city any stone, cement or other material which shall impede free passage of water and air to the roots of any tree, without leaving an open space of ground not less than two feet (2') in width all around the trunk of such tree. Whenever there is no such open space about any tree in any street, park or parkway in the city, the superintendent of public works may make such open space or cause the same to be made.
(B) Additional Permits: Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any person from the requirements of obtaining any additional permits as required by law.
(C) Copy Of Permit: Copies of all permits issued, along with all supporting documentation shall be filed with the city clerk's office by the tree commission within five (5) days after issuance. (Ord. 827, 9-5-2000)