(A) The Moweaqua Living Memorial Park shall be established on the property formerly owned by Fathauer located north of the Moweaqua High School.
(B) The Moweaqua Living Memorial Park shall consist of living memorial native Illinois trees purchased by donors.
(C) The Moweaqua Historical Society shall be granted permission to locate a museum on said grounds if said society so desires.
(D) All funds received for payment of any kind concerning the Moweaqua Living Memorial Park shall become the responsibility of the Village Treasurer; said funds shall be disbursed pursuant to approval by the Village Board with the consent of the Moweaqua Trees and Beautification Committee.
(E) There shall be established a Moweaqua Living Memorial Park Committee which shall consist of the President of the Board of Trustees and three members of the Moweaqua Tree and Beautification Committee; said Committee shall serve without compensation.
(F) The Moweaqua Living Memorial Park Committee shall review all plans and undertakings of the Moweaqua Living Memorial Park and shall give an annual report to the Board of Trustees.
(G) It shall be unlawful to do any planning or removal from the Moweaqua Living Memorial Park without the consent and approval of the Moweaqua Living Memorial Park Committee.
(H) There shall be a penalty for any violation of this section or destructive act committed within the park and shall be subject to a minimum fine of $50 and a maximum fine which shall be the replacement costs of such act.
(I) All utilities within the Moweaqua Living Memorial Park must work in compliance with the Illinois Public Utilities Act (220 ILCS 5/1 et seq.)
(J) Any tree care company or any entity, including citizens, performing pruning services within the Moweaqua Living Memorial Park must use best management practices as defined by the industry from time to time.
(K) Tree topping and similar practices within the Moweaqua Living Memorial Park are strictly prohibited. This practice is defined as removing whole tops or trees or large branches and/or trunks from the tops of trees, leaving stubs or lateral branches that are too small to assume the role of a terminal leader. Other common names for the practice include hat-racking, heading, rounding over and tipping.
(Ord. 91-107, passed 10-21-1991; Ord. 2018-38, passed 9-11-2018)