The city shall bear all of the cost of the planting of trees. No trees shall be planted by the city without the consent of the property owner or owners whereon the trees will be planted. Where the city assumes the responsibility for costs and where the involved landowner consents, the city shall have the exclusive control of the type of trees to be planted, when they are planted and the manner in which they are planted. No trees shall be planted by any person or entity in any utility easement, or in a location where they may interfere with overhead or underground utility lines or pipes, unless allowed by specific permit from the city. The city may remove any trees planted in violation of this section, and the cost of removal shall be charged to the landowner on whose property the tree or trees were planted.
Additionally, any utility company permitted to conduct business with the city shall have the right to remove any trees within a utility easement if, in the judgment of the City Tree Inspector, the tree or trees may interfere with or hamper the function of overhead or underground utilities.
(Ord. 219, passed 3-6-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99