(A) The Town Manager or designee shall be responsible for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, removal, or disposition of trees in parks, along streets, and in other public areas. The Town Manager or designee, in coordination with a certified arborist, shall consider, investigate, issue findings, report, and make recommendations on any matter or question related to the care, preservation, pruning, planting, removal, or disposition of public trees.
(B) The town shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain, and remove trees, plants, and shrubs located on town-owned property as may be necessary to ensure public safety or preserve or enhance the beauty and function of such public spaces.
(C) The Town Manager may remove or cause or order to be removed any tree located on town property or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or which, by reason of its nature, is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines, or other public improvements, or is affected by any injurious fungus, insect, or other pest.
(Ord. O-2017-05, passed 12-5-2017)