No person or business shall damage any public tree in the city including any shade or ornamental tree along sidewalks or other public ways of the city, or remove any public tree in the city including any shade or ornamental tree along sidewalks or other public ways of the city without first obtaining written permission from the Forestation Board, in consultation with a professional arborist or professional forester if deemed appropriate. No person shall excavate any ditches, tunnels, trenches or create a new driveway within a radius of 15 feet from any public tree, without first obtaining written permission from the Forestation Board.
(Ord. 484-2007, passed 12-10-07)