Any person, firm, or corporation planting trees along Village right of way shall do so in a manner, quantity and location as determined by the Village Manager upon the recommendation of the Tree and Landscape Commission. The Tree and Landscape Commission determines what trees should be planted in the Village based on a number of factors including: location (especially with respect to power lines), ability to thrive in the urban environment, size of public tree lawn, adaptation to habitat, resistance to insects and infestations.
(a) The spacing between trees shall be forty feet for large trees, thirty feet for medium trees, and twenty feet for small trees.
(b) The treelawns and tree sizes will match as follows:
Treelawn | Tree Size |
3-6 feet |
Small |
6-8 feet |
Medium |
8 feet or more |
Large |
(c) The tree location shall be at least thirty (30) feet from street intersections and ten feet from fire hydrants or utility poles.
(d) Contractors shall be required to maintain trees for one year after the trees are planted. Should any tree require replacement during this one year period, the replacement period shall start at the date of replacement. Except as provided herein, the replacement period shall not extend beyond two years from the original planting date.
(1) Upon completion of a street tree planting, the Contractor shall contact the Zoning Inspector who shall conduct an inspection in consultation with the Chair of the Tree and Landscape Commission or his or her designee. The replacement period shall begin after the approval of the Zoning Inspector.
(2) The contractor shall contact the Zoning Inspector for a final inspection to be made at the end of the replacement period. All trees not exhibiting a healthy, vigorous growing condition, as determined by the Village’s inspection, shall be replaced at the expense of the contractor.
(3) In the event that the condition of any trees cannot be ascertained due to the season of the year, the final inspection may, in the discretion of the Zoning Inspector, be deferred until the commencement of the next growing season.
(e) The minimum trunk caliper measured at eighteen inches above the ground for all street trees shall be no less than one and three quarter inches.
(f) No street trees other than those meeting the requirements of small tree as defined in Section 909.02
may be planted under or within fifteen lateral feet of any overhead utility wire. Plantings over or within five lateral feet of any valve box, underground water line, sewer line, transmission lines or other utility shall require the approval of the Village Manager.
(Ord. 10-06. Passed 9-20-06.)