A. Scope Of Requirement: No person except a person or contractor authorized by the Village President, Village Administrator, or his or her designee, may perform any of the following acts without first obtaining from the Village Administrator, or his or her designee, a permit for which the fee shall be as specified from time to time in section 1-10-7 of this Code, and nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any person from the requirements of obtaining any additional permits as are required by law:
1. Plant on Village-owned property, or treat, prune, remove or otherwise disturb any tree, shrub, or other plant located on Village-owned property, except that this provision shall not be construed to prohibit owners of property adjacent to Village- owned property from watering or fertilizing without a permit any tree, shrub, or other plant located on such Village-owned property;
2. Trim, prune, or remove any tree or portions thereof if such tree or portions thereof reasonably may be expected to fall on Village-owned property and thereby to cause damage to persons or property;
3. Place on Village-owned property, either above or below ground level, a container for trees, shrubs, or other plants;
4. Damage, cut, tap, carve, or transplant any tree, shrub, or other plant located on Village-owned property;
5. Attach any rope, wire, nail, sign, poster, or any other manmade object to any tree, shrub, or other plant located on Village-owned property;
6. Dig a tunnel or trench on Village-owned property.
B. Issuance: The Village Administrator, or his or her designee, shall issue a permit to perform any of the acts specified in subsection A of this section and for the specific work for which a permit is requested if:
1. Such acts would result in the abatement of a public nuisance or to otherwise comply with the provisions of this Code; and
2. An application has been signed by the applicant and submitted to the Village Administrator, or his or her designee, detailing the location, number, size, and species of trees, shrubs, or other plants that will be affected by such acts, setting forth the purpose of such acts and the methods to be used, and presenting any additional information that the Village Administrator, or his or her designee, may find reasonably necessary and the Village Administrator determines that such application and the related submittal(s) are in substantial compliance with the requirements of this chapter; and
3. The applicant agrees to perform the work for which the permit is sought in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and in accordance with any specific directions or conditions as required by the Village Administrator, or his or her designee; and
4. If the work for which a permit is issued entails the felling of any tree or part thereof, located on private property, which, as a result of such felling reasonably may be expected to fall upon Village-owned property, and if such felling is done by one other than the owner of the property on which such felling is done, then the applicant shall agree to indemnify and to hold the Village, its officers, agents, and employees, harmless for all damages resulting from work conducted pursuant to the permit and shall deposit with the Village Administrator a liability insurance policy in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per person, two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury liability and one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) aggregate for property damage liability, which policy shall name the Village, its officers, agents and employees, as additional insureds; and
5. Any such permit so issued by the Village Administrator, or his or her designee, shall specify the work authorized to be performed and shall be valid for a period of thirty (30) calendar days, after which such permit shall expire. If the specified work has not been completed within said timeframe, the applicant shall then be required to re-apply for a new permit in order to complete the work.
C. Public Utility Companies: Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt public utility companies or their agents from any of the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 2018-O-18, 9-4-2018)