(a) Property owners wishing to remove trees which are in close proximity of City electric lines shall give the City electric utility five working days written notice in advance of their removal of the trees.
(b) Upon receiving written notice, the City’s electric utility will remove at no expense to the property owner, limbs and portions of the tree which might interfere with the City’s electric lines during normal tree removal. Limbs shall be removed as best as possible with the equipment and resources at disposal of the City’s electric utility.
(c) If notice as mentioned above is not given to the City, and removal of the tree result in damage to the City’s electric distribution system facilities, the property owner and person or firm responsible for such removal shall be responsible for the cost of repairing any and all damage occurring to the City’s electric system. The City shall include all actual expenses incurred including labor, equipment, supplies, cost to the City equipment used in making the repair, and a fifty dollar ($50.00) administration charge.
(d) This policy in no way holds either the property owner and/or the person and firm removing the tree harmless from carelessness or negligence in removing a tree.
(Ord. 2013-04. Passed 3-18-13.)