(a) No person shall attach any electrically charged wire to any tree.
(b) Any person or company given the right to maintain poles and wires in the streets, alleys or other public places in the City shall, in absence of provisions in the franchise concerning the subject, keep such wires and poles free from and away from any trees or shrubs in such places so far as may be possible and shall keep all such trees and shrubs properly trimmed so that no injury shall be done to the poles or wires or shrubs and trees by contact.
(c) Trees and shrubs shall be pruned so that esthetics and health will not be impaired.
(d) The Director of Community Development shall have the authority to direct the utilities to prune trees and shrubs as deemed necessary for such public safety.
(e) Owners of properties on which trees and shrubs to be pruned are located shall be contacted prior to pruning and granted the privilege to have the trees and shrubs pruned by a tree expert, of their choice, at the owner's expense.
(Ord. 14-1970 §5.)