A. “Adjacent property” means any portion of public right-of-way that directly abuts private property and falls under the maintenance responsibility of the requesting property owner.
B. “Poorly Structured Tree” means a tree that is growing in such a way as to cause hazard within the public right-of-way.
C. A “Street Tree” is defined as a city-owned tree that is located in the public rights-of-way which include parkways (between street curb and sidewalk), trees located in sidewalk tree wells, and behind sidewalks but within the public street right-of-way.
D. The “Street Tree Master Plan” is referenced and incorporated herein. It is maintained at the Department of Public Works/Engineering. The Street Tree Master Plan serves to establish a cohesive tree planting program with an appropriate diversity of tree species, designed to provide an expression of neighborhood identity through distinctive plantings while minimizing sidewalk damage and excessive maintenance. The Street Tree Master Plan is updated approximately every five years and consists of the following elements:
1. A city-wide street tree inventory evaluation listing tree condition, type of species (10 most common), trunk diameter size, and tree height, as well as identification of vacant tree sites, stumps and dead/diseased trees.
2. A street tree planting schedule listing the existing street tree species type along with recommended replacement tree species that are believed to be most appropriate given the unique characteristics of any one particular site.
3. A street tree species palette which provides general parameters of each of the recommended street tree species referenced in the city street tree planting schedule. (Ord. 2011-11-1441 § 1(part), 2011)