It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to top any street tree or park tree without the written consent of the Tree Board.
TOPPING is defined as the severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree’s crown to 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 where other pruning practices are impractical, may be exempted from the provisions of this section by a determination of the Tree Board.
(1993 Code, § 97.14) (Ord. 94-5, passed 11-21-1994) Penalty, see § 97.99