(A) No person shall plant or remove a street tree without first obtaining a permit from the Public Works Department and paying the required fee. The owner of the property shall be responsible to obtain the necessary permit required for each occurrence at a specific property. Permits shall be valid for six months from the date of issuance. In case of a house moving, the tree service shall be responsible to obtain a permit to prune street trees along the route on which the house is to be moved. Tree trimming or pruning must be done in accordance with Nebraska Guide #G91-1035.
(B) For the purpose of house moving, the tree service must trim or prune just ahead as the building is being moved. If the work is not satisfactory in the opinion of the city, the city may make necessary corrections and assess the cost to the tree service. The tree service may then also be suspended from doing work on street trees for any given length of time. The tree service shall also be responsible for obtaining permission from the property owner if a tree on private property needs to be pruned because of the moving.
(C) Tree services are responsible to check with and verify that the owner has the required permits for planting or removal of street trees, whichever may be the case before work begins. Fees required for any permits will be set by resolution.
(Prior Code, § 96.05) (Ord. 99-03, passed 2-1-1999; Ord. 01-25, passed 4-2-2001) Penalty, see § 10.99