(a) In addition to the requirements of other applicable ordinances, every property owner and/or occupant of real estate in the City abutting a roadway shall be required to maintain a tree lawn in good repair. For purposes of this section, "tree lawn" means the strip of land between the sidewalk and curb, or if there is no curb, the roadway.
(b) Any property owner and/or occupant not within a Class U-1 or U-2 Use District may, upon proper application and permit being granted as hereinafter set forth, construct a concrete tree lawn with a slab of concrete not less than four inches thick.
(c) The installation of concrete on tree lawns required by this chapter shall not be made by the owner or occupant until a permit has been obtained from the Service Director. The cost of such permit shall be five cents (5¢) per lineal foot, but not less than two dollars ($2.00). Repair of an existing tree lawn shall be ten cents (10¢) per lineal foot, but not less than five dollars ($5.00) for the installation of concrete on the tree lawn where none has existed before. The Director shall cause the grade of the tree lawn to be established prior to the issuance of such permit, if the grade can be established in relation to a permanent paved roadway, or existing sidewalks on adjoining property. In the event there is no permanent paved roadway or existing sidewalks on adjoining property, the grade shall be established by the Engineer, and he shall receive three-fifths of the permit fee, but not less than three dollars ($3.00) of the permit fee, as and for services in establishing the grade.
(Ord. 119-1965. Passed 12-13-65.)