ARTICLE 1. TRIMMING OR REMOVAL OF TREES, HEDGES AND SHRUBS
(a) No person shall trim, prune, cut, break, deface, destroy, burn or remove any tree, hedge, plant, shrub, or flower growing or to grow upon any County-owned public property within the unincorporated territory of the County unless authorized in writing to do so by the Director, or the Director, Department of Parks and Recreation, whichever is the appropriate County officer, or the Board.
(b) No person shall trim, prune, cut, break, deface, destroy, burn or remove any tree, hedge or shrub from a public or County highway within the unincorporated territory of the County unless authorized in writing to do so by the Director.
(Repealed and reenacted by Ord. No. 2843 (N.S.), effective 7-8-65; amended by Ord. No. 3032 (N.S.), effective 1-19-67; amended by Ord. No. 6453 (N.S.), effective 11-11-82; amended by Ord. No. 10646 (N.S.), effective 2-14-20)
(a) The Director may issue a written permit authorizing the trimming, pruning or removal of any tree, hedge or shrub within a public or County highway upon such terms and conditions as is deemed appropriate by the Director to provide protection to persons and property or may deny such permit.
(b) Any person removing a live tree pursuant to a permit issued by the Director shall, within 30 days following removal of such live tree, plant another tree of a type and in a location specified in the permit. The requirement of replanting another tree may be waived by the Director where the requirement would impose an unreasonable hardship.
(Repealed and reenacted by Ord. No. 2843 (N.S.), effective 7-8-65; amended by Ord. No. 3032 (N.S.), effective 1-19-67; amended by Ord. No. 6453 (N.S.), effective 11-11-82)
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