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§ 53.01 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   CITY TREE INSPECTOR. A person or company appointed or designated by the city and given the authority to officially examine trees and to verify compliance with appropriate tree regulations. The CITY TREE INSPECTOR may or may not be a certified City Arborist or City Forester.
   PARK TREES. Any tree, shrub, bush or woody vegetation in public parks or on public land.
   STREET TREES (BOULEVARD TREES). Any tree, shrub, bush or woody vegetation on land lying between private property line and the street or roadway on either side of all public streets or roadways.
(Ord. 2009-230, passed 7-30-2009)
§ 53.02 TREE BOARD.
   (A)   Members. The Park and Recreation Commission shall act and serve as the City Tree Board.
   (B)   Duties and responsibilities. It shall be the responsibility of the Tree Board (Park and Recreation Commission) to study, investigate, counsel and develop and/or update annually, and administer a plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting or removal of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets and in other public areas. The plan will be presented annually to the City Council and upon their acceptance and approval shall constitute the official comprehensive city tree plan for the city. The Tree Board, when requested by the City Council, shall consider, investigate, counsel, make finding, report and recommend upon any special matter of question coming within the scope of its work.
(Ord. 2009-230, passed 7-30-2009)
Cross-reference:
   Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, see § 30.01
§ 53.03 ALLOWABLE TREE SPECIES.
   (A)   Acceptable trees to plant. Healthy and native tree species including, but not limited to the following tree species:
      (1)   Deciduous trees:
            American Linden (Tilia Americana)
            American Plum (Prunus Americana)
            Bigtooth Aspen (Populus Grandidentata)
            Bitternut Hickory (Carya Cordiformis)
            Black Ash (Fraxinus Nigra)
            Black Cherry (Prunus Serotina)
            Black Maple (Acer Nigrum)
            Black Oak (Quercus Velutina)
            Black Walnut (Juglans Nigra)
            Bluebeech (Carpinus Caroliniana)
            Bur Oak (Quercus Macrocarpa)
            Butternut (Juglans Cinerea)
            Cultivars (Cleveland)
            Cultivars (Glenleven, Greenspire)
            Cultivars (Green Mountain)
            Cultivars (Kindred, Newpoart, Bergeson, Marshall’s Seedless, Patmore, Summit)
            Cultivars (Northwood, Firedance)
            Ginkgo (Ginkgo Biloba - male only)
            Green Ash (Fraximus Pennsylvanica)
            Hackberry (Celtis Occidentalis)
            Hawthorn (Crataegus)
            Honeylocust (Gleditsia Tricanthos Inermis)
            Ironwood (Ostrya Virginiana)
            Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus Dioicus)
            Littleleaf Linden (Tilia Cordata)
            Northern Pin Oak (Quercus Ellipsoidalis)
            Northern Red Oak (Quercus Rubra)
            Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia)
            Paper Birch (Betula Alba Papyriferea)
            Pin Oak (Quercus Palustris)
            Prairie Crabapple (Malus Ioensis)
            Red Maple (Acer Rubrum)
            Redmond Linden (Tilia Americana ‘Redmond’)
            River Birch (Betula Nigra)
            Robusta Poplar (Poplux x Robusta)
            Shagbark Hickory (Carya Ovata)
            Silver Queen Maple - seedless (Acer Saccharinum ‘Silver Queen’)
            Siouxland Cottonwood (Poplux Detoides x Siouxland)
            Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum)
            Swamp White Oak (Quercus Bicolor)
            Trembling Aspen (Poplus Tremuloides)
            White Ash (Fraxinus Americana)
            White Oak (Quercus Alba)
            Yellow Birch (Belula Lutea)
      (2)   Coniferous trees:
            American Elm - disease tolerant
            Austrian Pine (Pinus Nigra)
            Balsam Fir (Abies Balsamea)
            Black Hills Spruce (Picea Glauca ‘Densata’)
            Canadian Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis)
            Colorado Spruce (Picea Pungens)
            Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Menziesii)
            Eastern White (Thuja Occidentialis)
            European Larch (Larix Decidua)
            Northern White Cedar (Thuja Occidentialis)
            Norway Pine (Pinus Resinosa)
            Ponderosa Pine (Pinus Ponderosa)
            Red Cedar (Juniperus Virginiana)
            Scotch Pine (Pinus Strobus)
            Tamarack (Larix Laricina)
            White Fir (Abies Concolor)
   (B)   Prohibited trees.
      (1)   The following species of trees are declared a public nuisance and persons are expressly prohibited from planting them: unhealthy and invasive trees, including, but not limited to the following tree species:
         Black Locust (Robinia Pseudoacacia)
         Box Elder (Acer Negundo)
         Eastern Cottonwood (Populus Deltoides)
         Elm (Ulmus Spp), except the disease tolerant American Elm,
         Russian Olive (Elaeagus Angustifolia)
         Siberian Elm (Ulmus Pumila)
         Silver Maple (Acer Saccharimum)
         Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus Altissima)
         White Poplar (Populus Alba)
      (2)   The following species of trees are prohibited from being planted, except if deemed appropriate and approved by the City Tree Board and/or City Tree Inspector:
         Amur/Ginnala Maple (Acer Ginnela)
         Mulberry (Morus)
         Norway Maple (Acer Plantanoides)
         Willow (Salix)
(Ord. 2009-230, passed 7-30-2009) Penalty, see § 53.99
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