No person shall plant, remove, destroy, cut, prune, fertilize, treat, break, climb, injure or spray any tree existing on any public place, or authorize or procure any person to do so, or remove or tamper with any device placed for the protection of any such tree, or attach any rope, wire, chain, sign or other device whatsoever either to such tree or to any device placed for the protection of such tree, or authorize or causes the same to be done, unless he has first obtained written permission from the Park and Shade Tree Commission to do so.
The application for any permit required hereunder shall be made in writing to the Commission, upon forms furnished by it, and shall specify the particular type of work or operation the applicant desires to perform thereunder, and shall state the exact location and species of any tree or trees affected. The permit shall be effective from September to May, and such permit shall be revoked at any time at the direction of the Commission, upon proof satisfactory to the Commission that the terms and conditions upon which the permit was issued have been violated.
(Ord. 1962-150. Passed 9-11-62.)