A. The urban forester, under the supervision of the public services director or the director's designee, shall be responsible for:
1. Developing an urban forest management plan, which will include an inventory of all street trees;
2. Recommending plans and procedures for the implementation of the city's forestry program;
3. Supervising implementation of the city's forestry program;
4. Providing direction to all city employees in the care and maintenance of street trees and park trees;
5. Enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the arboricultural regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter;
6. Issuing permits required under section 6-2-6 of this chapter;
7. Coordinating with the department of community and economic development in the site plan review process regarding installation of street trees.
B. In order to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the urban forester is hereby authorized to go upon any property in the city for the purpose of inspecting trees, shrubs and other plants, reasonably believed to be in violation of this chapter; provided, that if such property be occupied, the urban forester shall first present proper credentials and request entry; and if such property be unoccupied, the urban forester shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the property and request entry. If such entry is refused, the urban forester shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
(Ord. 2016-13, 3-1-2016)