A. It shall be unlawful for any person either directly or indirectly through an agent or employee, to cut, train, prune, shape or remove trees under or adjacent to electric utility lines pursuant to a contract with Colorado Springs Utilities without a line clearance license.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly through an agent or employee, to cut, train, prune, shape or remove trees for hire or agree to cut, train, prune, shape or remove trees for hire within the City without first obtaining a tree service business license. A tree service business license shall not be required for any preconstruction removal of trees more than two hundred feet (200') from the nearest structure.
C. A person shall be presumed to be working for hire if that person utilizes a vehicle or equipment which displays information related to cutting, training, pruning, shaping or removing trees while engaged in those activities.
D. For every tree service business license issued pursuant to this part:
1. Fees shall be as established by City Council under article 1, part 5 of this chapter; and
2. Every license shall expire one year from the date of issuance, unless suspended or revoked earlier. (1968 Code §5-64A, G; Ord. 75-164; Ord. 94-98; Ord. 95-42; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 14-89)