No person other than authorized city employees shall plant or destroy any ornamental shade tree or shrub located in any public way. If a person or property owner removes a tree from the public right- of-way without a permit, or damages a tree by improper trimming and pruning such that the tree life expectancy is shortened or the tree is now a danger to the public and requires removal, the person or property owner responsible shall be in violation of this section and subject to the requirements and penalties of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Building and Engineering.
(Prior Code, § 36-6) (Ord. 1534, passed 6-5-2023) Penalty, see §
175.999
Statutory reference:
Destruction of trees, see M.C.L.A. § 247.241 and 324.35105(1)(a)