(A) All trees on any Street or other publicly owned property near any excavation or construction of any building structure, or Street work, Shall be guarded with a good substantial fence, frame, or box not less than four feet high and eight feet square, or a distance in feet from the tree equal to the diameter or the trunk in inches diameter at four and one half feet, whichever is greater, and all building material, dirt or other debris Shall be kept outside the barrier.
(B) No Person Shall excavate any ditches, tunnels, trenches or lay any drive within a radius of ten feet from any public tree without first obtaining a written permit from the Municipal Tree Inspector.
Penalty, see § 94.99.