For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ELKINS TREE BOARD. The body which advises the city on matters affecting the urban forest.
MUNICIPALITY. The City of Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia.
PARK. Includes all public parks, the ownership and control of which as vested in the city.
PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
PROPERTY OWNER. The person owning designated property as shown by the County Assessor’s plat of the City of Elkins, as the case may be.
PUBLIC PLACES. Includes all public rights-of-way owned by the City of Elkins, Randolph County.
PUBLIC TREES. All shade and ornamental trees now or hereafter growing on any street or any public right-of-way or grounds owned or controlled by the city.
REMOVE. The cutting down, damaging or taking of public trees.
STREET or HIGHWAY. The entire width of every public way or right-of-way when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and extending from the property line to property line.
TREE ARBORIST. The person within the committee who provides technical expertise and advice to the City Tree Board.
URBAN FOREST. All trees located on city-owned or controlled property.
(Ord. 076, passed 7-3-2008; Ord. 235, passed 4-6-2017)