It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Village of Allouez
to regulate and control the planting, transplanting, removal, maintenance
and protection of trees and shrubs in order to eliminate and guard
against dangerous conditions which may result in injury to persons
using the streets, alleys, sidewalks or property of the Village; to
promote and enhance the beauty and general welfare of the Village;
to prevent damage to any public sewer or water main, street, sidewalk
or other public property; to protect trees and shrubs located in public
areas from undesirable and unsafe planting, removal, treatment and
maintenance practices; and to guard all trees and shrubs within the
Village against the spread of disease or pests. It is the intent of
the Village Board that the provisions of this chapter shall apply
to all trees, shrubs, or plants growing in or upon any public right-of-way
or other premises owned or controlled by the Village of Allouez and
also to all trees or shrubs growing in or upon any private premises
which shall threaten the lives, health, safety or welfare of the public
or of the property owned or controlled by the Village of Allouez.
Terms used in this chapter mean as follows:
BOULEVARD
An island or area of land, of any length or width, in or
about the center of a street, which contains grass, trees, shrubs,
flowers or other vegetation and which is not surfaced or a part of
the traveled portion of the street.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any public street, public highway, public park, or any other
property owned or held by the Village of Allouez within its boundaries.
TERRACE
The land between the normal location of the street curbing
and sidewalk, and if there is no sidewalk, the land between the normal
location of the street curbing and the edge of the right-of-way.
TREE TOPPING
The cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches
in diameter so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
chapter, upon conviction, shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more
than $200 and pay the costs of prosecution or, in the event of failure
to pay such forfeiture and costs within the time set by the court,
any such person shall be committed to the Brown County jail until
such forfeiture and costs are paid, but every such commitment shall
be for a definite term which shall not exceed 90 days. Each act of
violation shall constitute a separate offense.