(A) Municipal Tree Inspector.
(1) Appointment. The Municipal Tree Inspector shall be annually appointed by the City Council. The Tree Inspector shall have a general knowledge of horticulture and arboriculture and shall have such other qualifications and training as shall be specified by the City Council from time to time.
(1990 Code, § 1505.03)
(2) Compensation. The Municipal Tree Inspector may receive compensation as established by Council resolution from time to time.
(1990 Code, § 1505.04)
(3) Duties. The Municipal Tree Inspector shall have the authority to promulgate the rules and regulations of the arboricultural specifications and standards of practice governing the planting, maintenance, removal, fertilization, pruning, and bracing of trees on the streets or other public sites in the municipality, and shall direct, regulate, and control the planting, maintenance, and removal of all trees growing now or hereafter in any public area of the city. He or she shall cause the provisions of this subchapter to be enforced. In his or her absence, these duties shall be the responsibility of a qualified alternate designated by the municipality.
(1990 Code, § 1505.05)
(4) Authority of the Municipal Tree Inspector.
(a) Planting, maintenance and removal of trees. The Municipal Tree Inspector shall have the authority and jurisdiction of regulating the planting, maintenance and removal of trees on streets and other publicly owned property to ensure safety or preserve the aesthetics of such public sites.
(b) Supervision. The Municipal Tree Inspector shall have the authority and it shall be his or her duty to supervise or inspect all work done under a permit issued in accordance with the terms of this subchapter.
(c) Condition of permit. The Municipal Tree Inspector shall have the authority to affix reasonable conditions to the granting of a permit in accordance with the terms of this subchapter.
(d) Community Forestry Plan. The Municipal Tree Inspector shall have the authority to formulate a Community Forestry Plan with the advice, a hearing and approval of the City Council. The Community Forestry Plan shall specify the species of trees to be planted on each of the streets or other public sites of the municipality. From and after the effective date of the Community Forestry Plan or any amendment thereof, all planting shall conform thereto.
1. The Municipal Tree Inspector shall consider all existing and future utility and environmental factors when recommending a specific species for each of the street and other public sites of the municipality.
2. The Municipal Tree Inspector, with the approval of the City Council, shall have the authority to amend or add to the Community Forestry Plan at any time that circumstances make it advisable.
(1990 Code, § 1505.06)
(B) Creation of a City Tree Board. There is hereby created and established in the city a City Tree Board which shall consist of the Parks Commission of the city.
(1990 Code, § 1505.13)
(Ord. passed 11-15-1993)