Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or who fails to comply with any notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, upon being found guilty of violation, shall be subject to a minimum fine as set forth in § 97.999. Each day during which any violation for the provisions of this subchapter shall occur or continue shall be a separate offense. This person shall also be financially responsible if, as a result of the violation of any provision of this subchapter, the injury, mutilation or death of the tree, shrub, or other plant located on city-owned property is caused. Any person causing the injury, mutilation or death of the tree, shrub or other plant located on city-owned property shall be liable to the city for the cost of repair or replacement of the tree, shrub or other plant. The replacement value of trees and shrubs shall be determined in accordance with the latest revision of A Guide to the Professional Evaluation of Landscape Trees, Specimen Shrubs, and Evergreens, as published by the International Society of Arboriculture.
(1990 Code, § 25-49) (Ord. 94-1576, passed 5-2-1994) Penalty, see § 97.999