(a) Any person or company maintaining any gas pipe, communication cable, electric or telephone wire in the Municipality shall, in the absence of a provision in the franchise, maintain such pipes or wires in a manner so as to avoid injury to any tree or shrub in the public way.
(b) Construction work that disturbs or compacts the soil within the critical root zone or street or park trees is prohibited. Tunneling under the critical root zone is an acceptable type of construction work. Exception to this provision may be granted by the Manager or the Manager’s designee. (Ord. 10-06. Passed 9-20-06.)