(A) The Division shall establish policies and standards for planting, tree maintenance, treatment, tree encroachment, tree removal and replacement of public trees. In no event shall the Division require planting a tree larger than one and one-half (1-½") inch in caliper.
(B) All public trees that are removed, including public trees removed by Metro Government, are required to have the stump ground within three months of the removal unless the Division provides a written waiver of this requirement. This provision shall not require a public utility to grind the stump of a tree removed by the public utility, at the request of the Division, from right-of-way not abutting the public utility's property.
(C) All public trees that are removed are required to be replaced in accordance with Division standards within one year unless the Division provides a written waiver of this requirement. This requirement shall not apply to exempt activities under § 102.07 or to public utilities operating under a public utility permit agreement with the Division pursuant to § 102.08.
(D) Without limiting rights pursuant to any easement, only trees that grow to a mature height of 25 feet or less will be considered for planting within the public right-of-way within 15 feet of an overhead electric utility line.
(E) Without limiting rights pursuant to any easement, no trees will be considered for planting within the public right-of-way within 20 feet of an overhead electric-transmission line, and no trees that grow to a mature height equal to or greater than the tree base's distance to an overhead electric-transmission line will be considered for planting.
(Lou. Metro. Ord. No. 221-2017, approved 12-14-2017)