(a) All trees, shrubs or other plantings on any street or other publicly-owned property near any excavation or construction of any building, structure or street work, shall be guarded with a good, substantial fence, frame or box, not less than four feet high and eight feet square, or at a distance in feet from the tree, shrub or other plantings equal to the diameter of the trunk in inches at chest height, whichever is greater and all building material, dirt or other debris shall be kept outside the barrier.
(b) No person shall excavate any ditches, tunnels or trenches or lay any drive within a radius of ten feet from any public tree, shrub or other plantings without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the Mayor or his or her designee.
(Ord. 93-4. Passed 1-4-93; Ord. 06-53. Passed 10-2-06.)