(A) Damage to public trees. No person shall, without the consent of the property owner in the case of a private tree or shrub, or without a permit from the Village Forester in the case of a boulevard tree, public tree or shrub, perform or cause to be performed by others any of the following acts. No person without a permit shall harm any public tree or shrub in any of the manners listed under division (B) below.
(B) Fine. If a person is found to have damaged a public tree as in divisions (B)(1) through(B)(6) below, he or she will be fined as set forth in § 91.99. The money collected for this damage will be deposited in the village’s Tree Board budget to be used for forestry related activities.
(1) Remove, destroy or injure a tree on a public area other than in accordance with this chapter;
(2) Break, injure, mutilate, deface, kill or destroy any tree or shrub, or permit any fire to burn where it will injure any tree or shrub;
(3) Permit any toxic chemical, gas, smoke, oil or other injurious substance to seep, drain or be emptied upon or around any tree or shrub, or place concrete or other solid substance around the base of any tree or shrub;
(4) Remove any guard, stake, plaque or other device or material intended for identification of or the protection of a public tree or shrub, or close or obstruct any open space about the base of a public tree or shrub designed to permit access of water and fertilizer;
(5) Attach any sign, poster, notice or other device to any tree, or fasten any guide wire, cable, rope, nails, screws or other device to any tree, except that the village may tie temporary “no parking” signs to trees when necessary; and
(6) Topping of any tree, whether it is a street tree, park tree or any other public tree.
(Prior Code, § 14.01(8)(13)) (Ord. passed 3-11-2009) Penalty, see § 91.99