(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to abuse, break, injure, deface, mutilate, kill or destroy any tree or set fire or permit any fire to burn where such fire or the heat thereof will injure any portion of any tree, plant or shrub in a street tree area or any other public place in the city or to attach or place any rope, wire (other than one used to support a young or broken tree), sign, poster, handbill, paint, or other thing or device to or on any tree growing in a public place or to cause or permit any wire charged with electricity to be placed or attached to any such tree, or allow any gaseous liquid or solid substances which are harmful to such trees to come in contact with their roots or leaves.
(B) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the City Council may upon written application therefor grant to any person upon such terms and conditions as the City Council may determine a permit for the temporary attachment to trees or shrubs of wires charged with electricity for purposes such as Christmas tree decorations.
(Ord. 293, passed 1-23-1986)