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No shade or ornamental tree or shrub shall be planted in any of the public streets of the City until such tree or shrub has first been approved by, and until the place where it is to be planted has been designated by, the Shade Tree Commission, and until a permit has been granted therefor.
(Ord. 2016-016. Passed 2-1-16.)
The official Shade Tree Management Plan is a comprehensive plan that includes a list of trees permitted to be planted within the City. The Shade Tree Management Plan is developed by the Shade Tree commission and adopted annually by City Council.
(Ord. 2016-016. Passed 2-1-16.)
(a) The City shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain and remove trees, plants and shrubs within the lines of all streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares and public grounds, as may be necessary to insure public safety or to preserve or enhance the symmetry and beauty of such public grounds.
(b) The City may remove, or cause or order to be removed, any tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or which, by reason of its nature is injurious to sewers, electric lines, gas lines, water lines or other public improvements, or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect or other pest. This section does not prohibit the planting of street trees by adjacent property owners, provided that the selection and location of said trees is in accordance with Sections 1024.03 through 1024.07.
(Ord. 2016-016. Passed 2-1-16.)
No person, as a normal practice, shall top any street tree, park tree or other tree on public property. Topping is defined as the severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree's crown to such a degree as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or other causes, or certain trees under utility wires or other obstructions where other pruning practices are impractical, may be exempted from this section at the determination of the Shade Tree Commission.
(Ord. 2016-016. Passed 2-1-16.)
No person shall, without the written permission of the City cut, prune, break, climb with spurs, injure or remove any living tree in a public street; cut, disturb or interfere in any way with the main roots of any tree in a public street; place any rope, sign, poster or other fixture on a tree or guard in a public street; or injure, misuse or remove any device placed to protect a tree in a public street, except in case of immediate necessity for the protection of life or property.
(Ord. 2016-016. Passed 2-1-16.)
(a) No person shall, without the written permission of the City, place or hereafter maintain upon the ground in a public street any stone, cement or other chemical substance which impedes the free passage of water and air to the roots of any tree in such street, without leaving an open space of ground outside of the trunk of the tree not less than four feet square in area.
(b) No person shall fasten any animal to a tree on public street so that the animal or the fastener could injure such tree or harm such animal.
(Ord. 2016-016. Passed 2-1-16.)
(a) During the erection or repair of any building, the owner shall place such guards around all nearby trees on the public streets as shall effectively prevent injury to them.
(b) Contractors performing work within the City's Right of Way (ROW) are required to submit a set of plans to the City's Building Department or Planning Commission, that include the plan for refurbishment of City's Tree Lawn, including landscaping. The plans will require contractors to replant any tree(s) that were removed as part of their work in accordance with the City's Shade Tree Management Plan and in conjunction with the City's Arborist.
(Ord. 2016-016. Passed 2-1-16.)
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