(a) The planting of the following trees is permitted within the City:
Acer campestre | Hedge Maple |
Acer ginnala | Amur Maple |
Acer griseum | Paperback Maple |
Acer pennsylvanicum | Striped Maple |
Acer platanoides | Norway Maple |
Acer rubrum | Red Maple |
Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple |
Acer tataricum | Tatarian Maple |
Aesculus glabra | Ohio Buckeye |
Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye |
Amelanchier arborea | Downy Serviceberry |
Betula Nigra | River Birch |
Carpinus betulus fastigiata | Pyramidal European Hornbean |
Cercis canadensis | Redbud |
Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsura Tree |
Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda Tree |
Cornus kousa | Chinese Dogwood |
Corylus colurna | Turkish Filbert |
Crataegus spp. | Hawthorns |
Eucommia ulmoides | Hardy Rubber Tree |
Heptacodium micionoides | Seven Son Tree |
Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo |
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis | Honey Locust |
Halesia carolina | Silverbell |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum |
Malus spp. | Crabapple |
Ostrya virginiana | Hop Hornbean |
Oxydendron arboreum | Sorrel Tree |
Platanus spp. | Sycamore |
Prunus spp. | Cherries |
Pyrus calleryana “Cleveland Select” | Cleveland Select Pear |
Quercus spp. | Oaks |
Sophora japonica | Chinese Scholar Tree |
Syringa reticulata | Japanese Tree Lilac |
Tilia spp. | Lindens |
Ulmus spp. | American and Chinese Elms |
Zelkova serrata | Japanese Zelkova |
(b) Wherever and whenever the Director of Public Service or his designee determines, subject to the limitations herein, that the planting of a tree by the City on a tree lawn or any public right-of-way would be impractical or not desirable, then, at the request of the abutting private property owner, the City may furnish to such private property owner a tree from those enumerated in subsection (a) hereof to be planted in the front lawn of the private property by the owner. If it is determined that the planting could interfere with existing utilities or create other unique planting problems, the City may undertake to plant such trees at the request of the private property owner. Planting shall be permitted in tree lawns that are from twelve feet or greater in depth, consistent with this section.
(Ord. 2009-8. Passed 2-3-09.)