§ 93.14  PRUNING STANDARDS.
   All tree pruning on public property shall conform to the ANSI A300 Standards for tree care operations:
   (A)   5.2.5.1.  A thinning cut should be the preferred type of cut to make.
   (B)   4.1.4.3.  A thinning cut shall consist of the removal of a lateral branch at its point of origin, or the shortening of a branch stem by cutting to a lateral large enough to assume the terminal role.
   (C)   4.2.1.4.  Not more than 1/4 of the foliage on a mature tree should be removed within a growing season.
(Prior Code, § 22-37A)  (Ord. 381, passed 4-22-2003)  Penalty, see § 93.99