A. It is the policy of the city that city property and private property be landscaped to enhance the natural beauty of the city, that the responsibilities of the city departments be coordinated to encourage quality landscaping, that landscaped city property be effectively managed, that the street environment be made hospitable through landscaping, and that residents of the city be encouraged to participate in beautification efforts through installing and maintaining quality landscaping on public and private property.
B. It is also the purpose of this chapter to protect and promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the city by regulation of the planning, planting, maintenance and removal of trees when necessary in order to protect and enhance the environment and abate hazardous conditions within the city. (Ord. 88-7 § 1, 1988: prior code § 15-4-1)