§ 154.08 TOPPING PROHIBITED.
   No public employee or private citizen shall top or severely trim the branches and/or trunk of a public tree in a manner that will substantially reduce the overall size of the tree so as to destroy the symmetrical appearance or natural shape of the tree. Only those pruning standards identified in ANSI shall be acceptable for the care and maintenance of all public trees within city limits.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-8) Penalty, see § 154.99