The Department of Public Services shall be charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and shall have power and control over all trees, shrubs and plants, planted or to be planted in the public right-of-ways or places owned by the city, the Department of Public Services shall also have the right to plant, trim, spray, preserve and remove trees, shrubs or plants within the public right-of-way or places owned by the city, as may be necessary to ensure safety or to preserve the symmetry and beauty of such public grounds. The Department of Public Services and its representatives and/or employees may remove or cause to be removed, any tree or part thereof which, in the Department of Public Services sole discretion, is in an unsafe condition, or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect or other pest.
(Ord. 2010-4, passed 4-27-2010)