For use in this chapter, the following terms are defined:
CITY FORESTER: The city manager or any person designated by the city manager of the city of West Des Moines to enforce this chapter.
CLOSING: A closing exists any time the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic shall be stopped on a public way, for reason of public safety, as a result of any action covered by this chapter.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: The city manager or any enforcement officer designated by the city manager of the city of West Des Moines to enforce this chapter.
NUISANCE: Whatever is injurious to health, public safety, indecent, or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property so as to unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property.
PERSONS: An individual, firm, partnership, domestic or foreign corporation, company, association, trust, or legal entity.
PROPERTY OWNER: A person owning or responsible for private property in the city.
PUBLIC PROPERTY: Any and all property not defined as public right of way (ROW) located within the confines of the city and owned by the city of West Des Moines, Iowa, or held in the name of the city by any of the departments, commissions, or agencies within the city government.
PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY (ROW): All the land lying between property lines on either side of all public streets, alleys, and boulevards or parkways, including public easements and grants to the city of West Des Moines, Iowa. The term used herein shall include vertical directions above and below the ground surface within the public right of way.
PUBLIC TREE OR SHRUB: Any perennial woody plant, shrub, or tree located on public right of way or public property of the city of West Des Moines.
PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY: Includes purveyors of electricity, natural gas, water, telephone, communications services and cable television services, and storm and sanitary sewer facilities, who are governmental agencies, who are performing services related to city initiated public improvement projects, or who have a valid franchise to operate within the city of West Des Moines.
SHRUB: Any woody perennial plant less than fifteen feet (15') tall at maturity, multiple stemmed, and adaptable to shaping, trimming, and pruning without injury.
TREE: Any woody perennial plant greater than fifteen feet (15') at maturity. (Ord. 2083, 2-23-2015)