It shall be unlawful as a normal practice for any person, firm or village department to 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 so 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 may be exempted from this chapter at the determination of the Tree Board.
(Prior Code, § 95.120) (Ord. 94-029, passed 10-17-1994) Penalty, see § 10.99