It shall be the responsibility of any builder or developer within The City of Columbus to have the property he is developing or building on to be inspected for the presence of oak wilt disease, and to have all necessary Shade Tree Pest and oak wilt control measures completed for the control of the disease prior to the earlier of the following two events:
a. Any soil disturbing activities or vehicular operations in the area of the diseased trees; or,
b. The closing on the sale of the property to a new owner.
[Section 20-604 amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, amended by Ord. No. 07-04, effective July 26, 2007.]