(a) Each application for a permit to trim, prune, or remove any parkway tree or plant shall be filed with the director on a form provided for such purpose. The application shall clearly show by diagram, plot plan or photograph, the location, species and size of each parkway tree or plant sought to be removed, the name and address of the property owner and applicant, and such other information as indicated on the form provided or as required by the director. The director will consider an application complete when all necessary application forms, materials and exhibits, as established by the director, have been provided and accepted as adequate and all necessary fees established by resolution of the city council have been paid.
(b) The director may require the submittal of an arborist report before accepting the application for filing. The arborist report shall be paid for by the applicant and may be required to include specific information as required by the director. This information may include but is not limited to: the impact on existing trees, the health and structural stability of existing trees and any remedial measures or mitigation recommended.
(c) Any request for the removal or relocation of a parkway tree proposed in conjunction with an application for another discretionary permit, shall be subject to approval by the same hearing body as the discretionary permit.
(Ord. 556 § 2 (part), 2000).