(A) No tree shall be planted in any public right-of-way, street, alley or way within the town less than the following planted in any public right-of-way, street, alley or way within the town:
(1) Forty feet on center of linear distance from any other tree (if deciduous shade [overstory] trees are used); or
(2) Twenty-five feet on center of linear distance from any other tree (if deciduous ornamental [understory] trees are used).
(B) The minimum size of all required landscape plant materials, at the time of planting, shall comply with the plant sizes listed below.
Minimum Plant Sizes | |
Plant Categories | Minimum Size at Time of Planting |
Deciduous shade (overstory) tree | 2-1/2" caliper at 6" above the ground |
Deciduous ornamental (understory) tree | 1-1/2" caliper at 6" above the ground |
Evergreen tree | 6' high |
Evergreen tree - narrow spread | 4' high |
Hedge plant | 24" - 30" high |
(1996 Code, § 9-74) (Ord. 2001-13, passed - -) Penalty, see § 10.99