For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein and when not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural include the singular, and words in the singular include the plural. "Shall" is mandatory and not merely directory.
(a) "City" means the City of Springfield, Ohio.
(b) "Park Board" means the Board of Parks and Recreation.
(c) "City Forester" means the qualified designated official of the City assigned to carry out the execution of the chapter.
(d) "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind, public or private.
(e) "Street or highway" means the entire width of every public way, easement, or right of way when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and includes alleys.
(f) "Park" includes all public parks having individual names.
(g) "Public places" includes all other grounds owned by or under the control of the City.
(h) "Property line" means the outer edge of a street or highway easement.
(i) "Treelawn" means that part of a street or highway, not covered by sidewalk or other paving, lying between the property line and that portion of the street or highway used for vehicular traffic, usually the area between sidewalk and curb.
(j) "Public trees" includes all shade and ornamental trees now or hereafter growing on any street or any public place.
(k) "Shade or ornamental tree or shrub" means any and all woody vegetation.
(l) "Principal thoroughfare" means any street upon which trucks are not prohibited.
(m) "Property owner" means the person owning such property as shown by the County Auditor's plat of Clark County, Ohio.
(n) "Tree work" means and includes planting, maintenance, protection and removal of trees.
(o) "Dripline" means the approximately circular vertical extension to the ground of the outermost branches and leaves of the tree, as an indication of the spread of the root system.
(Ord. 75-272. Passed 9-23-75.)