Except upon written permit issued by the City Forester, no trees
shall be planted in any street or public highway of the City at a
distance of less than thirty-five (35) feet from any other tree standing
in the same street or at a distance of less than eighteen (18) inches
from the established sidewalk line of said street. Except upon written
permit issued by the City Forester, no person shall himself/herself,
or by another, plant or set any tree or shrub in any public highway,
street or alley, or pull up, cut down, burn, destroy, remove, prune,
paint, spray, or in any manner interfere or tamper with any tree or
shrub located in any public highway, street or alley. No person shall
deposit or throw upon or into any gutter or any street or public highway
any salt or salt water, nor shall any receptacle which contains salt
water be deposited thereon. No person shall, without written permit
from the City Forester, hereafter place any stone, cement or other
substance about any tree in any street or public highway which shall
impede the free entrance of water or air to the roots of such trees
without leaving an open space of ground about the trunk of said tree
of not less than four (4) square feet. No person shall hitch or fasten
any horse or other animal to any tree or shrub now or hereafter growing
in any street or public highway of the City nor shall any person cause
or permit any horse or animal to stand near enough to any tree, plant
or shrub to bite it or rub against it, or in any manner injure or
deface the same, nor shall any person place a post for the hitching
of horses within five (5) feet of any tree or shrub now or hereafter
growing in any of the streets or public highways of the City, nor
shall any person attach or place any rope, wire, sign, poster, handbill,
or other thing on any tree or shrub now or hereafter growing in any
street or public highway of the City, nor on any guard of protection
of such trees or shrubs, nor shall any person negligently or carelessly
suffer a beast driven by or for him/her or a beast belonging to him/her
to break down, injure or destroy any tree on or in any public highway,
street or other public place in the City, nor shall any person remove,
injure or misuse any guard or device placed or intended to protect
any tree, plant or shrub now or hereafter growing in any street or
public highway of the City.