(a) The Shade Tree Commission shall have the authority to promulgate the rules and regulations of the Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice governing the planting, maintenance, removal, fertilization, pruning, and bracing of trees on the streets or other public sites in the Municipality, and shall direct, regulate and control the planting, maintenance, and removal of all trees growing now or hereafter in any public area of the Municipality. The Commission shall cause the provisions of the chapter to be enforced.
(b) The Shade Tree Commission shall have the authority and jurisdiction of regulating the planting, maintenance and removal of trees on streets and other publicly owned property to insure safety or preserve the aesthetics of such public sites, in accordance with the permit system contained in the terms of this chapter.
(c) The Shade Tree Commission shall have the authority and it shall be their duty to supervise or inspect all work done under a permit issued in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
(d) The Shade Tree Commission shall have the authority to affix reasonable conditions to the granting of a permit in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
(e) The Shade Tree Commission shall have the authority to formulate a Master Street Tree Plan. The Master Street Tree Plan shall specify the species of trees to be planted on each of the streets or other public sites of the Municipality. From and after the effective date of the Master Street Tree Plan, or any amendment thereof, all planting shall conform thereto.
(1) The Shade Tree Commission shall consider all existing and future utility and environmental factors when recommending a specific species for each of the streets and other public sites of the Municipality.
(2) The Shade Tree Commission shall have the authority to amend or add to the Master Street Tree Plan at any time that circumstances make it advisable.
(Ord. 17-86. Passed 8-26-86.)