For the purpose of this chapter, the words and phrases defined in the subsections hereunder shall have the meanings therein respectively ascribed to them, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context.
(a) "Public tree" means a tree located on a street, sidewalk, tree lawn, park or other property owned by or under the control of the City.
(b) "Remove" means the cutting down or damaging, whether by deliberate or negligent act or omission, of any tree which causes the tree to die within three years.
(c) "Tree" means:
(1) Any self-supporting woody plant which has a well-defined stem with a diameter of at least four inches at four and one-half feet from the ground;
(2) Any dogwood, redbud or other conspicuously flowering woody plant as designated by the Urban Forest Manager, which has a well-defined stem of at least two inches in diameter at four and one-half feet from the ground;
(3) Any small seedling or sapling planted or protected specifically to become a large tree as described in (1) or (2) above; or
(4) Any root system of a tree described in (1), (2) or (3) above.
(d) "Urban Forest Manager" means the City Manager or his designee.
(Ord. 6-1986. Passed 3-17-86.)