(a) No tree located on public property or on a public right of way shall be planted, removed, topped, trimmed or treated without first obtaining a written permit from the Manager or the Manager’s designee. If any tree is removed, treated or trimmed as provided in this section at the expense of the abutting property owner, then such wood shall be the property of the abutting property owner. The property owner shall promptly remove or cause to be removed all wood from the public property or public right of way based upon recommendations from the Municipality.
(b) The Village Manager may condition the granting of a permit upon the payment of compensation for the tree removed, as reasonably determined by Village Manager, and/or the replacement of the tree removed by the planting of one or more trees of a specie and in a location approved by the Village Manager upon recommendation by the Tree and Landscape Commission. (Ord. 10-06. Passed 9-20-06.)