(A) Excavations near trees.
(1) No person shall excavate any ditches, tunnels, trenches, or lay any drive within a radius of eight feet from any street or park tree without first obtaining written permission from the Public Works Director or the town’s designee.
(2) All trees on any public property near any excavation or construction of any building, structure, or street work shall be guarded with a good substantial fence, frame, or box of a size to be designated by the Public Works Director or the town’s designee in accordance with the size, age, and species of the tree or trees in question. All building material, soil, and other debris shall be kept outside the barrier, except where otherwise specified by the town in writing.
(B) Deposits or storage of materials. No person shall deposit, place, store, or maintain upon any park, or public place of the town, any stone, brick, sand, concrete, or other materials which may impede the free passage of air, water, and nutrients to the roots of any tree growing therein, except by written permit from the Town Council.
(Prior Code, § 8-3-4) (Ord. 359, passed 1-7-2010; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 1-4-1