No person shall plant, remove, cut above the ground, or disturb any tree on any street, terrace, park or other public place without first procuring written permission from the Village Forester with approval of the Tree Commission. The person receiving permission shall abide by the standards set forth in the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Montpelier.
(a) Injury to Trees Prohibited. No person shall, in the case of a public tree, do or cause to be done by others, any of the following acts:
(1) Secure, fasten or run any rope, wire, sign or other device or material to, around or through a tree.
(2) Break, injure, mutilate, deface, kill or destroy any tree or permit any fire to burn where it will injure any tree.
(3) Permit any toxic chemical, gas, smoke, brine, oil or other injurious substance to seep, drain or to be emptied upon or about any tree.
(4) Excavate any ditch or trench in such a manner as to adversely affect the health of a tree or damage the root system.
(5) Erect, alter, repair or raze any building or structure without placing suitable guards around all nearby trees that may be injured or defaced.
(6) Knowingly permit an un-insulated electric transmission or distribution wires to come in prolonged contact with any public tree.
(7) Remove any guard, stake, or other device or materials intended for the protection of any public tree or close or obstruct any open space about the base of a public tree designed to permit access of air, water and fertilizer.
(b) Moving Trees. All moving of trees upon any public place in this Village made necessary by moving, construction or razing of a building or structure by any other private enterprise shall be done under the supervision of the Village Forester at the expense of the applicant. Such applicant, as one of the conditions of obtaining such permission, shall deposit with the Village such sum in cash as the Village Forester may determine and specify to cover all the costs of moving and replacement thereof.
(Ord. 2073. Passed 2-11-08.)