All definitions shall be determined by reference to this City Code, and, otherwise, words and phrases shall have the meaning customarily assigned to them as a matter of general usage.
A. “D.B.H.” is an abbreviation for Diameter, Breast Height, and means the diameter of a tree at a distance of 4.5 feet above the ground.
B. “Drip Line” is a line formed on the ground directly underneath (as measured with a plumb line) the farthest reaching plumage of a tree (as measured from the trunk of the tree).
“Extended Drip Line” is that area lying within the area created by drawing a line ten (10) feet outside and parallel to the Drip Line of a tree, including the area immediately underneath the tree.
C. “Easement Area” is any publicly owned easement for any purpose where the City has also acquired the right to remove trees and other impediments within the easement area.
D. “Forest,” “Grove,” Wooded Area,” and “Woods” are synonymous and interchangeable terms which, for the purposes of the City Code, mean: any area where, in the opinion of the City Forester, the predominant flora are Significant Trees.
E. “Significant Tree” is any tree with at least a 6 inch D.B.H.
F. “Park Land” is any land designated for public park purposes by the City.
G. “Public Lands” and “Publicly Owned Property” are synonymous terms referring to all lands which are owned in whole or in part by the City of Columbus, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, fee title holdings (such as the City Hall property, City parks, and properties being held for future park) and easement holdings (such as City roads and rights-of-way, drainage and utility easements acquired through development dedication, dedicated conservation areas, dedicated wetlands areas, and dedicated open spaces) where the City has also acquired the right to remove trees and other impediments within the easement area.
H. “Shade Tree” is a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental purposes.
I. “Shade Tree Pest” is an organism, condition, or plan causing or threatening damage to a Shade Tree.
[Section 20-202 amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, amended by Ord. No. 07-04, effective July 26, 2007.]