(A) Historic tree criteria. Historic tree shall be any tree that has been designated by the City Council, after public hearing and due notice to the owner of the tree, as a tree of notable historical interest and value to the city because of its location or historical association with the community.
(B) Designation. Designation as a specimen or historic tree may occur in any one of the following ways:
(1) The Director of Parks shall be authorized to nominate certain public trees as specimen or historic trees; or
(2) A property owner may request such designation at any time. To do so, the property owner shall submit an expert evaluation by a landscape architect, horticulturist, urban forester, historian or other recognized expert.