(a) No person shall plant any tree or shrub upon any public way, street, alley or City property unless he has first obtained a planting permit in writing from the City Administrator specifying the size, type, species and location on the public way, street, alley or City property of the tree or shrub to be planted.
(b) The Administrator shall have the authority to deny a planting permit to any person applying for such permit to plant upon a public way, street, alley or City property any tree or shrub found by the Shade Tree and Beautification Commission to be undesirable as to size, type or species or for the proposed planting location. The Administrator may also deny a planting permit to any person applying for such permit to plant upon a public way, street, alley or City property any tree or shrub, if the Shade Tree and Beautification Commission determines that the proposed location is not suitable for the planting of trees or shrubs.
(Ord. 92-37. Passed 6-15-92.)
(c) Undesirable trees upon public ways, streets or alleys are as follows:
(1) Box-Elder (Acer Negundo)
(2) Silver Maple (Acer Saccharinum)
(3) Catalpa (Catalpa Speciosa)
(4) Mulberry (Morus Alba)
(5) Poplars, all kinds (Populus)
(6) Black Locust (Robinia Pseudoacacia)
(7) Willows, all kinds (Salix)
(8) Chinese Elm (Ulmus Pumila)
(9) Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus Altissima)
(10) Callery Pear (Pyrus Calleryana)
(Ord. 20-96. Passed 10-19-20.)