If trees along the proposed route located on city property must be trimmed, this work shall be done under the supervision of a tree service insured and registered with the city as provided in § 96.11 of this code. It shall be unlawful for any person to cut or temporarily bend any limb or branch of any tree located on private property for the purpose of obtaining passageway for a building unless that person shall have first obtained the approval and consent, in writing, of the property owner(s). All cutting or temporary displacing in any manner of any tree, shrubbery or parts of trees shall be done by a tree service insured and registered with the city as provided in § 96.11 of this code. The expense created by trimming and pruning trees or shrubbery to provide a passageway for moving a building shall be the responsibility of the building mover or building owner.
(Prior Code, § 114.19) (Ord. 01-28, passed 5-7-2001; Ord. 17-03, passed 1-16-2017) Penalty, see § 114.99