(a) No person shall plant or remove any public tree in the treelawn or other public place without first procuring a permit from the City Forester. The person receiving the permit shall abide by the arboricultural specifications and standards of practice adopted by the Shade Tree Commission.
(b) No person shall excavate any ditches, trenches or do other subsurface work within the dripline of a public tree without first procuring a permit from the City Forester.
(c) No person shall by any type of construction reduce the size of a treelawn without first procuring a permit from the City Forester.
(d) Application for permits shall be made at the office of the City Forester no less than five days in advance of the time the work is to be done. In cases of emergency, the City Forester may waive this requirement. The City Forester shall issue the permit provided that in his judgment the proposed work gives reasonable protection to the public trees under the individual circumstances in the case.
(e) A person who removes or causes to be removed a public tree from the treelawn or other public place may be required as a part of the issuance of a permit to replace such tree at the appropriate planting time next following for the species selected.
(f) Exclusion: The Park Board shall be exempted from these permit provisions. All departments of the City shall be exempt from these permit provisions subject only to the notification procedures of Section 907.07(d).
(Ord. 75-272. Passed 9-23-75.)