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