For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Public Works.
DIRECTOR. Director of Public Works or designee.
OWNER. Include the person with legal or equitable title to the property, a lessee or tenant in possession of the property and any other person having control of or responsibility with respect to the property in such manner that he or she could reasonably be expected to take any action required by this chapter or to see that any acts prohibited by this chapter are not done.
PARK. Include all public parks having individual names, and all areas owned by the city, or to which the public has free access as a park.
PROHIBITED SPECIES. Any tree of the species of poplar (Populus spp.), willow (Salix spp.) and box elder (Acer negundo).
PUBLIC UTILITY. Any person owning or operating any pole, line, pipe or conduit located in any public street or over or along any public easement or right-of-way for the transmission of electricity, gas, telephone service or cable television service.
STREET. All the land lying between property lines on either side of all streets, highways and boulevards in the city.
TREE. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, means trees, shrubs, bushes and all other woody vegetation.
(Ord. effective 11-16-2018)