CHAPTER 94: STREET TREES
Section
   94.01   Planting trees in streets; permit required
   94.02   Tree placement restrictions
   94.03   Removal of street trees; permit required
   94.04   Injury to trees unlawful
   94.05   Signs on trees unlawful
   94.06   Trees causing obstruction or danger; trimming or removal
   94.07   Attaching wire or rope to trees; permission required
   94.08   Franchisees; keeping wires and poles away from trees; trimming
   94.09   Protecting trees from gas leaks
Cross-reference:
   Streets and Sidewalks, see Chapter 96
§ 94.01 PLANTING TREES IN STREETS; PERMIT REQUIRED.
   It shall be unlawful to plant any tree or bush in any public street or parkway or other public place without having first secured a permit therefor. Applications for permits shall be made to the City Clerk and shall be referred by him or her to the City Council. All trees and shrubs so planted shall be placed subject to the direction and approval of the City Council.
(1969 Code, § 25-27) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 94.02 TREE PLACEMENT RESTRICTIONS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to plant or cause to be planted in any parkway within the city, any tree or shrub less than 3 feet from the outer line of the sidewalk. No tree shall be planted in parkways or streets at a distance less than 8 feet from any sidewalk or intersecting street or alley, and no shrub shall be planted in any parkway or any street at a distance less than 25 feet from any crosswalk or intersecting street or alley.
(1969 Code, § 25-28) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 94.03 REMOVAL OF STREET TREES; PERMIT REQUIRED.
   It shall be unlawful to remove or cut down any tree or shrub or portion thereof in any street, parkway, or other public place without having first secured a permit therefor. Applications for permits shall be made to the City Clerk and shall be referred by him or her to the City Council before permission shall be granted.
(1969 Code, § 25-29) Penalty, see § 10.99
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