In the event a public tree(s) is removed or damaged by a person, firm, corporation or agency without permission of the Village Service Director, these trees shall be protected and replaced with the following replacement policy:
(a) Any person, firm, corporation or agency that in the course of construction intends to remove any tree one and one-half inches or greater in caliper within the Village public area, shall post a bond with the Village Service Director to ensure that within ninety days after completion of construction all trees removed or severely damaged shall be replaced on a caliper inch-for-inch basis at the expense of the person, firm, corporation or agency.
(b) The amount of the bond shall be determined by the Village Service Director and shall be sufficient to cover the cost of replacement. The bond shall be held for one year from the date of planting to ensure survival of the replacement tree(s).
(c) Species and caliper of replacement trees shall be determined in consultation with the Public Tree and Landscape Commission. The total caliper of all replacement trees planted shall equal or exceed the total caliper of all trees severely damaged or removed.
(d) Replacement trees shall be balled and burlapped and be not less than one and three- fourths inches caliper. Planting shall be in keeping with above planting standards in Section 155.17 and shall take place in the spring or fall determined by the Village Service Director.
(e) Any person who removes or severely damages a public tree without a permit shall be subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per tree.
(Ord. 59-2009. Passed 11-3-09.)