All publicly-owned trees shall be protected from injury by the public.
A. No person shall injure or poison any tree in any City right-of-way.
B. No person, without a permit from the Director therefor, shall use, plant, replace, remove, trim or prune any tree growing on any City street or attach any string, cord, twine, rope, wire, chain, wood, cloth, metal or paper thereto, except for the temporary protection of such tree.
C. No person, with such permit shall make any excavation or install any building, structure, curb, sidewalk, driveway, foundation, wall or fence within six feet from the trunk of any such tree.
D. No person shall do any act authorized by such a permit, without providing all protection necessary to prevent unnecessary injury therefrom to any such tree or to any person or property.
(Ord. 2859 § 2 (part), 1995).