The Director shall have the right and duty to prune and/or trim any trees existing on any public place in the city so as to insure the public safety or preserve the function or beauty of such public place. He or she shall further have the right to remove any such tree or any part thereof, which is in an unsafe condition or which, by reason of its location or nature, is injurious or detrimental to other public improvements in the city or is infested with any injury, fungus, insect or other pest or disease which cannot otherwise be controlled. All pruning of public trees shall conform to the latest revision of the ANSI A300, Tree, Shrub and Other Woody Plant Maintenance requirements.
(Ord. 1076, passed 2-25-64; Am. Ord. 6493, passed 4-24-90; Am. Ord. 2012-002, passed 1-24-12) Penalty, see § 907.99