(a) Street trees shall not be planted in the right-of-way of any public street, unless the Planning Commission grants specific approval. Such approval by the Planning Commission shall be based on a master landscaping plan as reviewed and recommended by the Municipal Arborist.
(b) Trees planted in the right-of-way of any other street shall not be planted in any location where the City Engineer determines that such placement would create a safety hazard. In no case shall a street tree be planted within fifty feet (50’) from an intersection, within thirty feet (30’) from any alley approach, or ten feet (10’) from any driveway approach.
(c) The following species of trees shall not be used for street trees in new subdivisions:
1. Silver Maple Acer saccharinum
2. Box-Elder Acer negundo
3. Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum 4. Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima 5. Birches Betula sp. (except River Birch) 6. Evergreen Conifer 7. Catalpa Catalpa bignonoides 8. Mulberry Morus sp. 9. American Sycamore Plantanus occidentalis 10. Poplar, Aspen, Cottonwood Populus sp. 11. Bradford Pear Pyrus calleryana “Bradford” 12 Black Locust Robina pseudoacacia 13. Willows Salix sp. 14. European Mountain Ash Sorbus aucuparia 15. Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila |
(d) Any portion of any tree that extends over the curb line shall be maintained to a minimum of fifteen feet (15’) from the top of limb to lowest point on portion extending over the curb, and a minimum of eight feet (8’) from the sidewalk to the lowest portion of the tree extending over such sidewalk.
(Ord. 5-01. Passed 2-26-01.)
(Ord. 5-01. Passed 2-26-01.)