(a) The City may plant, prune, maintain and remove street or park trees, within the rights-of-way of streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares or other public ways or grounds, as may be necessary to ensure public safety.
(b) The City may remove or cause or order to be removed a street or park tree, or part thereof, which is in an unsafe condition or which, by reason of its nature, is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines or other public improvements, or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect or other pest.
(c) No person or property owner shall remove a live street or park tree for any reason without the written permission of the Tree Board or the City Manager. Utility companies may, at their expense, remove or trim trees which are injurious to their utility lines, upon obtaining permission for such removal or trimming from the Tree Board or the City Manager.
(d) This section does not prohibit the planting of street trees by abutting owners, provided that the selection and location of such trees are in accordance with this chapter. No person shall plant a street tree without first obtaining a permit from the City. There will be no fee for such permit.
(Ord. 1229. Passed 10-27-92.)