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(a) All trees on any tree lawn or public place near the excavation and/or construction of any building, structure or street work, shall be guarded with a protective device, such as a substantial fence, frame or box not less than four feet high and six feet square or at a distance in feet from the tree equal to the diameter of the trunk in inches, measured at a trunk height of approximately four and one-half feet from the ground. All building material, dirt or other debris shall be kept outside the barrier. The protective device must be structurally sound and capable of protecting the trees from all expected encroachment by debris and machinery associated with said excavation and/or construction.
(b) Except as otherwise set forth in this chapter, no person shall destroy or mutilate any tree, shrub or other plant in a tree lawn or public place, or attach or place any rope or wire (other than one used to support a young or weak tree), sign, poster or other thing on any tree growing in a tree lawn or public place, or allow any gaseous, liquid or solid substance harmful to such tree to come in contact with any part of the tree.
(c) Any property owner may request, from the City Urban Forester, a permit to remove a healthy tree from the tree lawn. If such permit is granted, the owner of such property shall be responsible for the entire cost of removing said tree, including the stump, together with the cost of replanting a new tree, pursuant to Section 553.05(a). If mandated by the City Urban Forester, the property owner shall cause the removal of said tree by a tree maintenance contractor who is registered with the City at the time the tree is to be removed. The cost of repair or restoration of any lateral line or sidewalks shall be borne by the property owner. If, through the repair of the lateral, it is determined that the "root flair" of said tree impinges upon the lateral, the City Urban Forester, in conjunction with the Engineering Department, may order the tree removed.
(d) The City Urban Forester shall order, at the City's expense, the removal of any tree, shrub or plant from the tree lawn, which he or she determines to be:
(1) An inappropriate species for the location; or
(2) Hazardous to life or property.
(Ord. 2016-117. Passed 9-19-16.)
(a) The City Urban Forester shall maintain the official list of acceptable tree lawn species for the City. No species other than those included in this list shall be planted as tree lawn trees. This list with tree size classifications shall be reviewed and approved annually by the Tree Board.
(b) The spacing of trees shall be in accordance with the three tree size classifications referred to in Section 553.10 and no trees may be planted closer together than the following: small trees, 30 feet; medium trees, 40 feet; and large trees, 50 feet; except in the case of special plantings approved by the Tree Board.
(c) The minimum distance a tree shall be planted from the curb and sidewalk shall be in accordance with the tree species size classification as set forth in Section 553.10 and as follows:
(1) Small trees - two and one-half feet, thus five foot minimum space required;
(2) Medium trees - three and one-half feet, thus seven foot minimum space required; and
(3) Large trees - five feet, thus ten foot minimum space required.
(d) No tree shall be planted closer than 35 feet to any street corner, measured from the point of nearest intersecting curbs. No tree shall be planted closer than ten feet to any fire hydrant.
(e) No tree other than those species classified as small trees shall be planted under or within ten lateral feet of any overhead utility wire or within five lateral feet of any underground water line, sewer line or other utility.
(Ord. 2016-117. Passed 9-19-16.)
The Safety Service Director, or his or her designee, the Parks and Recreation Director, or his or her designee, and the Law Director, or his or her designee, shall serve as the Tree Board for the City.
(a) Role. The Board shall decide appeals made to a decision made by the City Urban Forester.
(b) Appeals. To be considered timely, an appeal to a decision of the City Urban Forester must be made in writing and received by the Safety Service Director's Office within ten business days of mailing of the City Urban Forester's decision. The City Urban Forester shall issue his or her decision in writing to a party, by regular U.S. mail, only upon request. Decisions of the Tree Board are final. In situations posing imminent threat to life or property, a decision of the City Urban Forester may be deemed final and unappealable to the Tree Board.
(Ord. 2016-117. Passed 9-19-16.)
No person shall plant or cause to be planted a tree in a tree lawn less than five feet in width and ten feet in length, nor closer than 25 feet between trees, nor closer than 15 feet to an existing or anticipated structure, other than one of the following:
(a) Snowdrift Crabapple (Malus Snowdrift)
(b) Harvest Gold Crabapple (Malus Harvest Gold)
(c) Profusion Crabapple (Malus Profusion)
(d) Sugar Tyme Crabapple (Malus C.V. Sutysam)
(e) Velvet Pillar Crabapple (Malus Velvet Pillar)
(f) Brandywine Crabapple (Malus Branzam Crab)
(g) Japanese Lilac Tree (Syringa Reticulata)
(h) Amur Maple (Acer Ginnalo)
(i) Tatarian Maple (Acer Tataricum)
(j) Globe Norway Maple (Acer Platanoides)
(Ord. 2016-117. Passed 9-19-16.)
No person shall plant or cause to be planted a tree in a tree lawn less than seven feet in width and 15 feet in length, nor closer than 40 feet between trees, nor closer than 25 feet to an existing or anticipated structure, other than one of the following:
(a) Greenspire Linden (Tilia Cordata Greenspire)
(b) Chancellor Linden (Tilia Cordata Chancellor)
(c) Glenleven Linden (Tilia Cordata Glenleven)
(d) Aristocrat Callery (Pyrus Calleryana Aristocrat)
(e) Cleveland Select Pear (Pyrus Calleryana Select Cleveland)
(f) Stone Hill Callery Pear (Pyrus Calleryana Stone Hill)
(g) Hedge Maple (Acer Campestre)
(h) Cleveland Norway Maple (Acer Platanoides Cleveland)
(i) Crimson King Norway Maple (Acer Platanoides Crimson King)
(j) Schwedler Norway Maple (Acer Platanoides Schwedler)
(k) Emeral Lustre Maple (Acer Platanoides Emerald Lustre)
(l) Red Sunset Maple (Acer Rubrum Red Sunset)
(m) Armstrong Red Maple (Acer Rubrum Armstrong)
(n) Black Gum (Nyssa Sylvatica)
(o) Pyramidal European Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus Pyramid)
(p) Sunburst Honeylocust (Gleditsia Triacanthos Inermise Sunburst)
(q) Sawtooth Oak (Quercus Acutissima)
(r) Celebration - Celzam Maple (Acer Celzam)
(s) Upright Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum Columnare)
(t) Endowment Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum Endowment)
(u) Trueshade Honeylocust (Gleditsia Triacanthos Inermis Trueshade)
(Ord. 2016-117. Passed 9-19-16.)
No person shall plant or cause to be planted a tree in a tree lawn less than ten feet in width and 20 feet in length, nor closer than 50 feet between trees, nor closer than 40 feet to an existing or anticipated structure, other than one of the following:
(a) River Birch (Betula Nigra)
(b) Ginkgo (Ginkgo Biloba Maidenhair)
(c) Silver Linden (Tilia Tomentosa)
(d) Thornless Honeylocust (Gleditsia Triacanthos Inermise)
(e) Emerald Queen Norway Maple (Acer Platanoides Emerald Queen)
(f) Cimmaron Ash (Fraxinus Pennsylvanica Cimmzam)
(g) Tulip Tree (Liriodendron Tulipifera)
(h) Red Oak (Quercus Rubra)
(i) Pin Oak (Quercus Palustris)
(j) Elm (Ulmus Valley Forge or Triumph)
(Ord. 2016-117. Passed 9-19-16.)
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