The City Council finds:
A. That the public and private Forests within the City are significant environmental and aesthetic assets which should be preserved, protected, and replenished.
B. That the public and private Forests within the City are significant property value assets.
C. That oak Forests are the predominant hardwood Forests of the City and that preservation of these Woods justifies an annual inspection of the City for oak wilt disease and Shade Tree Pests.
D. That the science of fighting diseases and pests of Shade Trees has changed somewhat since the City’s first regulations were adopted.
E. That the numerous provisions regulating trees and Forests in various chapters of the City Code should be coordinated in one chapter of the Code.
F. That the City Code should be augmented with reasonable regulations which are designed to meet these purposes and to protect these values.
[Section 20-102 amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, amended by Ord. No. 07-04, effective July 26, 2007.]