(a) Tree Installation. The planting of street trees is mandatory. Shade trees shall be installed on both sides of all streets in accordance with the land development plan.
(b) Tree Type. The minimum diameter shall be two inches measured twelve inches above ground level and shall be of a type suitable to the urban environment. Trees approved for planting are as follows:
(1) Washington Hawthorne.
(2) Bradford Pear.
(3) Columnar Norway Maple.
(4) Greenspire Linden.
(5) Marshall Seedless Ash.
(6) Little Leaf European Linden.
(7) Ginkgo (male).
(8) Zelkova.
(c) Alternative Species. Alternative species may be planted with the approval of the City Forester.
(d) Tree Placement. Trees shall be evenly spaced along streets with space intervals of forty feet on average. The trees shall be planted so as to not interfere with utilities, roadways, sidewalk placement, sight distance triangles or streetlights.
(e) Plan Approval. Tree location, landscaping design, and tree spacing shall be approved by the Planning Commission as part of the landscape and/or land development plan.
(Ord. 21-98. Passed 12-1-98.)