(a) Injury to Trees and Shrubs Prohibited. No person shall, without the consent of the owner in the case of a private tree or shrub, or without the written permit from the Street Tree Director in the case of a public tree or shrub, do, or cause to be done by others, any of the following acts:
(1) Secure, fasten or run any rope, wire, sign or other device or material to, around or through a tree or shrub.
(2) Break, injure, mutilate, deface, kill or destroy, or permit any fire to burn where it will injure any tree or shrub.
(3) Permit any toxic chemical, gas, smoke, brine, oil or other injurious substance to seep, drain or to be emptied upon or about any tree or shrub.
(4) Excavate any ditch, tunnel or trench or lay any drive within a radius of fifteen feet from any tree or shrub.
(5) Erect, alter, repair or raze any building or structure without placing suitable guards around all nearby trees or shrubs which may be injured or defaced by, or where such injury or defacement may arise out of, in connection with or by reason of such operation. The quality of such guard shall be determined by the Director.
(6) Knowingly permit any unprotected electric service wires to come in prolonged contact with any public tree or shrub.
(7) Remove any guard, stake or other device or material intended for the protection of any public tree or shrub, or close or obstruct any open space about the base of a public tree or shrub designed to permit access of air, water and fertilizer.
(b) Prohibiting Stone or Concrete On Ground Adjacent to Tree Trunk. No person shall place or maintain upon the ground in any public place any stone, concrete, brick or other impervious material or substance in such a manner as may obstruct the free access of air and water to the roots of any tree upon any public place in this City without first having obtained the written permission of the Director.
(c) Moving Trees. All moving of trees upon any public place in this City made necessary by the moving, construction or razing of a building or structure by any other private enterprise shall be done under the supervision of the Director at the expense of the applicant or person seeking the removal of such tree. Such applicant, as one of the conditions of obtaining such permission, shall deposit with the City such sum in cash as the Street Tree Director may determine and specify to cover all the costs of moving and replacement thereof; provided, however, that in lieu of such cash deposit, the Director may, at his discretion, accept a good and sufficient bond in like amount conditioned upon the payment of all the costs of such moving and replacing. (11-10-80)