(A) License and fee to alter or remove.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or firm to engage in the business or occupation of pruning, treating or removing any street tree, park tree or other flora on public lands within the city without first applying for and procuring a license from the city.
(2) The license fee shall be $20 and must be paid annually, in advance and payable to the city. The license shall be good for the 12 consecutive months immediately following payment.
(3) Before any license shall be issued by the city, the applicant must show evidence of possessing liability insurance, with minimum amounts determined to be acceptable by the Board of Public Works for bodily injury and property damage, indemnifying the city or any person injured or damage resulting from the pursuit of the endeavors as herein described.
(B) Permit to plant.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to plant any flora on or in part of a public street, alley, avenue, right-of-way, right-of-way planting strip, park or any other public place within the city without the approval of the Commission and the city and without first applying for and procuring a “flora encroachment permit.”
(2) There shall be no fee charged to residents for a flora encroachment permit, but the species and location of any and all flora must be approved prior to the issuance of any permit.
(Prior Code, § 18.04.180) (Ord. 2009-11, passed 8-3-2009) Penalty, see § 157.99