[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Flossmoor as Ch. 11, Art. IV, of the 1964 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful to plant any tree or shrub in any public
street or parkway or other public place without having first secured
a permit therefor. Applications for such permits shall be made to
the Flossmoor Public Works Department and be reviewed by the Director
of Public Works.
It shall be unlawful to remove or cut down any tree or shrub
in any street, parkway or other public place, without having first
secured a permit therefor. Applications for such permits shall be
made by the Flossmoor Public Works Department and reviewed by the
Director of Public Works.
It shall be unlawful to injure any tree or shrub planted in
any such public place.
It shall be unlawful to attach any sign, advertisement or notice
to any tree or shrub in any street, parkway or other public place.[1]
A.
It shall be unlawful to attach any wire or other rope to any tree
without permission of the Director of Public Works.
B.
Any person or company given the right to maintain poles and wires
in the streets, alleys or other public places in the Village shall,
in the absence of provision 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 and subject to the supervision of
the Director of Public Works, so that no injury shall be done to the
poles or wires or shrubs and trees by contact.[1]
In making excavations in streets or other public places proper
care shall be taken to avoid injury to the roots of any tree or shrub,
wherever possible.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 11.409, Penalty, of the
1964 Code, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 7-7-2014
by Ord. No. 2014-1783.
