The purposes of this chapter are:
(a) To provide for the protection, preservation, proper maintenance and use of trees and woodlands located in the City in order to minimize disturbance to them and to prevent damage from erosion and siltation, a loss of wildlife and vegetation, and/or from the destruction of the natural habitat;
(b) To protect the trees, woodlands, and other forms of vegetation of the City for their economic support of local property values when allowed to remain uncleared and/or unharvested and for their natural beauty, wilderness character and ecological or historical significance;
(c) To provide for the paramount public concern for these natural resources in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the City.
(Ord. 682. Passed 8-18-99; Ord. 829. Passed 6-14-06.)