It shall be unlawful as a normal practice for any person or city department to top any street, park or other tree on public property. TOPPING, ROUNDING OFF or POLLARDING is defined as the systematic cutting back of limbs within the tree’s crown to such a degree as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or other causes, certain trees under utility wires or other obstructions where other pruning practices are impractical may be exempted from this section at the determination of the Public Works Department.
(Prior Code, § 96.07) (Ord. 99-03, passed 2-1-1999; Ord. 01-25, passed 4-2-2001) Penalty, see § 10.99