The director shall be responsible for the administration of the chapter and the relocating, planting, trimming, and replacing of all trees located within the public streets or on public property.
Trees located on private property, or within the parkstrip area, which is defined as the area between the street curb and the public sidewalk, are the sole responsibility of the property owner and the property owner shall be responsible for proper maintenance and care of the tree including irrigation and removal should the tree die or become a hazard. The property owner shall be responsible and liable for any and all damages to City property caused by the tree including damaged sidewalk, curb and gutter, etc.
In Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts (LLMD); trees located within the park strip area, which is defined as the area between the street curb and the public sidewalk, and which were originally planted and permitted by the City or planted by the property owner with written permission from the City shall be maintained by the City. The property owner shall be responsible for proper irrigation of the tree (s) and maintenance of all associated irrigation piping. No tree shall be planted, trimmed, altered, or removed from the parkstrip area without written permission from the City. (Ord. 428, 12-17-1968; amd. Ord. 2022-008, 1-10-2023)