(A) The City Engineer, or his or her duly authorized representative, may cause to be trimmed or pruned any trees, shrubs, plants or vegetation in a tree lawn or public area.
(B) The City Engineer, after approval by the Tree Committee, may cause to be removed any trees, shrubs, plants or vegetation in a tree lawn or public area.
(C) The property owner is responsible for the maintenance and care of trees, shrubs, plants or vegetation on the tree lawn abutting the property.
(D) The failure to comply with division (C) above, after 30-days notice by the city, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
(E) All trees shall be removed to a depth of four inches below existing ground.
(F) All trees, shrubs, plants or vegetative plantings located or to be located in any public area hereafter planted, trimmed, or removed, shall conform to the city's Standards of Practice, hereby adopted by reference, and may from time to time be revised by the Tree Committee as accepted plantings and practices change; current copies of which are on file in the offices of the City Clerk and the City Engineer.
(‘97 Code, § 99.06) (Ord. 8-78, passed 3-20-78; Am. Ord. 9-13, passed 7-16-13) Penalty, see § 10.99