(A) No person shall intentionally, recklessly, or negligently damage, cut, carve, burn, transplant, remove, defoliate, or otherwise disturb any public tree. No person shall attach any rope, wire, nails, tacks, posters, advertisements, fliers, notices, or other contrivance to any public tree without written permission from the Town Council or its designated representative. No person shall allow any gaseous, liquid, or solid substance, including, but not limited to, water, fertilizer, urine, acid, chemicals, or oil, to come into contact with any public tree if the substance may cause damage or injury to the tree. No person shall start a fire or permit any fire to burn when the fire or the heat or smoke thereof will damage any portion of any public tree.
(B) No person shall in any way impede the free passage of water, air, and fertilizer to the roots or foliage of any public tree. No person shall erect any structure (on public or private property) which obstructs the case or enjoyment, including visual enjoyment, of the general public or of any individual person while on public property.
(Prior Code, § 93.03) Penalty, see § 10.99