A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per inch caliper shall be paid at the time of permit issuance, for any tree having a caliper of ten inches (10") or more, measured four inches (4") from the ground, that is removed from a teardown or infill site. The fine for removing any tree not specified on an approved permit shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00), plus two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for every inch caliper.
(1987 Code § 7-204)