(a) No person shall by any type of construction reduce the number of trees in the tree lawn without first obtaining a permit from the Municipal Manager or his designee. Efforts should be made to protect public trees from damage and a plan to install street trees and/or add landscaping should accompany the permit request.
(b) No person in charge of, or responsible for, the erections, alteration or removal of any building or structure in the municipality shall permit any tree upon any public place in the vicinity of such operation to stand without a good and sufficient guard or protection as to prevent injury, damage, or defacement to such tree arising out of, in connection with, or by reason of such operation. The sufficiency of such guard or protection shall be determined by the Municipal Manager at the time of such erection, alteration or removal.
(c) No person shall excavate ditches, tunnels, trenches or install a driveway or sidewalk within a radius of ten feet of any public tree or shrub without first obtaining written approval from the Municipal Manager.
(d) No person shall place or maintain in the ground in any public place any stone, concrete, brick, or other impervious material or substance in such a manner as may obstruct the free access of air and water to the roots of any tree upon any public place in the municipality without first obtaining written permission of the Municipal Manager.
(e) The Village shall review any permit application required under this section within 15 business days of the postmarked date or record of receipt, whichever is earlier; if an application is not acted upon within the specified time, the applicant may deem the permit to have been denied. (Ord. 2012-30S&S. Passed 7-17-12.)