(A) The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the proper parkway standards and establishment of new trees, the protection and maintenance of existing trees and the timely removal of hazardous or infectious diseased trees on both public and private property.
(B) It is further intended to balance the property rights of individual property owners with those of the overall health, safety and welfare interests of the city. Trees enhance and preserve the air quality of the city through the filtering effect of trees on air pollutants, reduce noise within the city through the baffle and barrier effect of trees on the spread of noise, reduce topsoil erosion through the soil retention effect of tree roots, reduce energy consumption through the wind break and shade effects, provide nesting areas for birds and other wildlife which in turn assist in the control of insects, reduce storm water runoff and the costs associated therewith, replenish ground water supplies and protect and increase property values.
(Ord. 2008-11-0207O, passed 11-25-2008)