(a) Any citizen or citizen group may petition the arborist advisory committee to examine a particular tree or grove of trees for the purpose of having it recommended to the council for designation as an exceptional tree.
(b) In the event an exceptional tree is found to no longer meet the exceptional tree criteria, the council, upon recommendation from the arborist advisory committee, may delist such tree from the register.
(c) Upon designation by the council of an exceptional tree, the city clerk shall notify the property owner or the occupant of the property, of both, by certified mail that such a designation has been made.
(Sec. 13-36.5, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 41, Art. 13, § 41-13.5) (Am. Ords. 10-23, 19-28)