(a) No permit shall be required to remove any tree or part thereof which, by reason of damage by fire, windstorm, or other natural calamity, poses an immediate threat to the public health or safety or which obstructs any public way.
(b) In the event of windstorm, fire, flood or other widespread natural calamity, the Director or City Forester may declare a state of emergency and exempt operations necessary to remove threats to public safety from these permit requirements.
(Ord. 2013-224. Passed 1-6-14.)