Except as hereinafter provided, no person except a public utility shall cut, prune, injure or remove any living tree on or in a public highway, right-of-way, neutral ground, public park, public place, triangle, sidewalk, or other public property; or cut or disturb or interfere in any way with the roots of any tree on public property; or spray with any chemical insecticides or other oils or whitewash any tree on public property; or place any wire, rope, sign, poster, barricade, or other fixture on a tree or tree guard on public property; or injure, misuse or remove any device placed to protect any such tree.
(A) No person shall pile building material or other material, about any tree, plant or shrub in a street in any manner that will in any way injure such tree, plant or shrub.
(B) No person shall pave or place gravel, soil or other such material within 12 feet of any tree on public property, unless approved by the administrator.
(C) No person shall dump, pour or spill any oil, herbicide, pesticide or other deleterious matter upon any tree or tree space in any street, or keep or maintain upon any street, any receptacle from which oil or herbicide, pesticide or other deleterious matter leaks or drips, or said material onto any parking or concrete gutter so as to injure any tree on any public property.
(D) No person shall use the neutral grounds, parks, sidewalks, or public places to dump grass clippings, tree trimmings, rocks or refuse of airy nature.
(E) No person shall decorate a tree or shrub on any public highway, neutral ground, park, triangle, or sidewalk, either with or without lights, or place advertising matter, posters or political placards on trees or in public properties.
(Ord. passed 9-11-2006)