(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or firm to engage in the business or occupation of pruning, treating, or removing street or park trees within the limits of the city without first applying for and obtaining a separate permit or license for such activity which license/permit shall be in addition to the occupational license/permit required of the city for business and activities engaged in within the incorporated limits of the city pursuant to due ordinance of the city.
(B) The arborist license/permit referred to herein shall be applied for annually at a cost of $28 paid to the City Clerk/Treasurer at the time such application is made upon the form provided by the City Clerk/Treasurer, and such applicant for an arborist license/permit shall file evidence that such applicant has current and continued insurance coverages issued by insurance companies licensed to write and issue policies of insurance within the Commonwealth of Kentucky with the applicant having insurance coverages in the minimum amounts of $25,000 for bodily injury and $25,000 for property damage indemnifying the city and any person who may be injured or suffer damages resulting from the conduct, activities and the pursuits of the applicant.
(C) The herein requirements of separate arborists license/permit and insurance coverages shall not apply to employees, assigns and agents of the city nor to any public service company doing such work in the pursuit of their public service endeavors or city employment.
(Ord. 488-1992, passed 10-5-92)