911.01 Tree removal; pruning.
911.02 Tree topping.
911.03 Protection of trees.
911.04 Tree maintenance.
911.05 Removal of stumps.
911.06 Abuse or mutilation of City trees.
911.07 City tree plan for new developments. (Repealed)
911.08 Prohibited trees.
911.09 Tree Fund.
911.99 Permit. (Repealed)
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to regulate shade trees, shrubbery - see Ohio R.C. 715.20
Assessments for tree planting, maintenance - see Ohio R.C. 727.011
Injury or destruction - see GEN. OFF. 541.06
(a) No person shall remove or prune any tree or shrub from a tree lawn or other public place without first obtaining approval in writing from the Administrator or his/her designee and without replacing the removed tree. Such replacements shall meet the standards of size, species, and placement as provided for in the approval letter. The person shall bear the cost of removal and replacement of all trees removed.
(b) Wherever it is necessary to remove a tree(s) from a tree lawn or other public place in connection with the paving or widening of a portion of a street, alley, or highway, or any other reason, the City shall remove and replant such trees, or replace them or plant in an attractive manner on adjoining property an equivalent number of trees. If unable to replant in close proximity to removed tree, the City shall replant an equivalent number of trees elsewhere in the City. (Ord. 2021-047. Passed 10-11-21.)
(a) It shall be unlawful as a normal practice from any person, firm or City Department to top any tree on City property. Topping is defined as the severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree's crown to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or other causes, or certain trees under utility wires or other obstructions where other pruning practices are impractical may be excepted from this chapter at the determination of the Administrator or his/her designee.
(Ord. 2021-047. Passed 10-11-21.)
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