(a) Street trees in new subdivisions shall comply with these standards. Trees shall not be planted in the right-of-way of any street designated as an arterial roadway, unless specific approval is granted by the Planning Commission.
(b) Trees planted in the right-of-way of any other street shall not be planted in any location where the Planning Commission determines that such placement would create a safety hazard. In no case shall a street tree be planted within fifty feet (50') from an intersection or ten feet (10') from any driveway approach, sanitary or storm sewer manholes or fire hydrants. A proposed tree location plan indicating tree types shall be provided for approval by the Village of Waverly prior to placement.
(c) The following species of trees shall not be used for street trees in new subdivisions.
(1) Silver Maple - Acer saccharinum
(2) Box-Elder - Acer negundo
(3) Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum
(4) Tree of Heaven - Ailanthus altissima
(5) Birches - Betula sp. (except River Birch)
(6) Evergreen – Conifer
(7) Catalpa - Catalpa bignonoides
(8) Mulberry - Morus sp.
(9) American Sycamore - Plantanus occidentalis
(10) Poplar, Aspen, Cottonwood - Populus sp.
(11) Bradford Pear - Pyrus calleryana “Bradford”
(12) Black Locust - Robina pseudoaca
(13) Willows - Salix sp.
(d) Any portion of any tree that extends over the curb line shall be maintained to a minimum of fifteen feet (15') from the top of limb to the highest point of the curb, and a minimum of eight feet (8') from the sidewalk to the lowest portion of the tree extending over such sidewalk.
(Ord. 65-2015. Passed 11-2-15.)