Any public or private utility companies maintaining any overhead wires or underground pipes shall comply with this chapter. Utility companies shall not cut down, injure, deface or prune any tree unless and until their plans and procedures have been approved by the Tree Commission except in cases of bona fide emergency. It is the intent of this chapter to ensure that all utility easements are written to support the goals of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 4-3-95)