[Ord. No. 938 § 1, 11-16-2016]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
"PHBOT" is an entity responsible for overseeing, controlling,
and maintaining the tree population of the City, among other things.
PHBOT will become the governing body for Tree City USA while maintaining
the responsibilities already entrusted with the PHBOT.
"Street trees" are herein defined as trees, shrubs, bushes,
and all other woody vegetation located in public areas of the City.
"Street lawn" is the area between curb and sidewalk.
[Ord. No. 938 § 2, 11-16-2016]
There is hereby created and established a City Tree Board for
the City of Pasadena Hills, MO, which shall consist of the PHBOT (residents
of the City) who shall be elected per the indentures governing said
Board of Trustees.
[Ord. No. 938 § 3, 11-16-2016]
The term of each Tree Board member shall follow and expire with
the term of office already associated with their office as Trustee
for the City of Pasadena Hills. If a vacancy shall occur during the
term of any member, his or her successor shall be appointed for the
unexpired portion of the term.
[Ord. No. 938 § 4, 11-16-2016]
Members of the Tree Board shall serve without compensation.
[Ord. No. 938 § 5, 11-16-2016]
A.
It shall be the responsibility of the Tree Board to study, investigate,
counsel, develop and/or update annually, and administer a written
plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal
or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets and in
other public areas. Such plan will be presented annually to the City
and upon its acceptance and approval shall constitute the official
comprehensive City tree plan for the City of Pasadena Hills, MO.
B.
The Tree Board, when requested by the City, shall consider, investigate,
make findings, report and recommend actions upon any question coming
within the scope of its works.
[Ord. No. 938 § 6, 11-16-2016]
The Tree Board shall choose its own officers, make its own rules
and regulations regarding internal procedures, and keep a journal
of its proceedings. A majority of the Tree Board members shall be
a quorum for the transaction of business.
[Ord. No. 938 § 7, 11-16-2016]
A.
The landscape is defined as the overall area of the City and its
individual streets, parkways, ravines, and islands. The City's
landscape is further defined and unified by curvilinear streets and
parkways, which are ornamented by trees, sidewalks, ravines, islands,
and cast iron light standards. A fountain is located in the center
of the parkways. Moreover, a sedimentation pond with decks and an
adjoining bridge is located on the east side of Roland. This is an
iconic element of the City. Other historic structures and elements
in the parks and ravines should be preserved and maintained. Overall,
the landscape should reflect the City's natural conditions.
B.
Lighting in the public way must be uniform. New fixtures should be
compatible with the style, period, and character of the City.
C.
Neither existing street pavement widths nor existing street right-of-way
widths may be increased or decreased except by review and approval
by the Pasadena Hills Preservation Commission.
D.
House lots characterized by open front yards are an extension of
the public street. Except where warranted by topography, front yards
typically open onto the public street without obstructing fences,
walls, or vegetation. Open front yards must be maintained to retain
a well-tended appearance. This design was intended to give a spacious,
naturalistic, and stylized English countryside landscape. This is
in keeping with the suburban modes of urban development that gained
popularity in the later 19th and early 20th centuries.
[Ord. No. 938 § 8, 11-16-2016]
A.
Trees are a defining feature of the Pasadena Hills landscape. Of
special note are the numerous pine, spruce, and oak trees found in
the parkways and ravines. It is recommended that these trees be retrained
with careful and consistent pruning.
B.
Replacement of trees is an action of last resort. When indicated
due to irreversible poor health, the tree should be replaced in-kind
and in the same general location.
C.
Street Tree Species.
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Small Trees
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Medium Trees
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Large Trees
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Apricot
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Ash
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Coffee tree
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Crabapple
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Green Hackberry
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Kentucky Maple
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Flowering Golden Rain tree
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Honey locust (thornless)
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Silver Maple
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Hawthorne
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Linden or Basswood
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Sugar Oak
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Pear, Bradford
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Mulberry
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Bur Sycamore
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Redbud
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Red (fruitless, male)
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Sycamore
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Soapberry
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Oak
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London Planetree
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Lilac
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English Oak
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Cottonwood (cottonless, male)
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Japanese Tree
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Red Pagoda tree
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Peach
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Japanese Pecan
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Flowering Plum
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Birch
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Purpleleaf Serviceberry
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River Osage Orange (Male, thornless)
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Persimmon
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Poplar
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White Sassafras
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D.
Note that high border hedges in front yards (along property lines
and sidewalks) were not originally found in the City. Introduction
of border hedges is generally inappropriate as such hedges can detract
from the open spatial character of the City.
E.
Also note that vegetable gardens were not historically maintained
in front yards and are inappropriate in such locations.
[Ord. No. 938 § 9, 11-16-2016]
Landscaping or hardscaping involving raised planting beds must
not obstruct the view of any historic structure. The street lawn between
the curb and sidewalk should be kept free from obstructing vegetation
in order to preserve the open character of the street. Trees are prohibited.
[Ord. No. 938 § 10, 11-16-2016]
The spacing of street trees will be in accordance with the three (3) species size classes listed in Section 150.080 of this Chapter, and no trees may be planted closer together than the following: Small trees, thirty (30) feet; medium trees, forty (40) feet; and large trees, fifty (50) feet; except in special plantings designed or approved by a landscape architect.
[Ord. No. 938 § 11, 11-16-2016]
The distance trees may be planted from curbs or curb lines and sidewalks will be in accordance with the three (3) species size classes listed in Section 150.080 of this Chapter, and no trees may be planted closer to any curb or sidewalk than the following: Small trees, two (2) feet; medium trees, three (3) feet; and large trees, four (4) feet.
[Ord. No. 938 § 12, 11-16-2016]
A.
No street trees other than those species listed as small trees in Section 150.080 of this Chapter may be planted under or within ten (10) lateral feet of any overhead utility wire, or over or within five (5) lateral feet of any underground water line, sewer line, transmission line or other utility.
B.
Alterations or new construction in these areas, including installations
of utility meters or switching boxes or postal mailboxes can damage
the historic integrity of the streetscape or neighborhood and reduce
the overall historic character of the City. Therefore, placement of
new mailboxes at curbside or in locations other than the front wall
or porch is not permitted in the City.
[Ord. No. 938 § 13, 11-16-2016]
A.
The PHBOT shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain and remove
trees, plants and shrubs within the lines of all streets, alleys,
avenues, lanes, squares and public grounds, as may be necessary to
insure public safety or to preserve or enhance the symmetry and beauty
of such public grounds.
B.
The Tree Board may remove, or cause or order to be removed, any tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or which by reason of its nature is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines, or other public improvements, or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect or other pest. This Section does not prohibit the planting of street trees by adjacent property owners providing that the selection and location of said trees is in accordance with Sections 150.080 through 150.110 of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 938 § 14, 11-16-2016]
It shall be unlawful as a normal practice for any person, firm,
or City department to top any street tree, park tree, or other tree
on public property. Topping is defined as the severe cutting back
of limbs to stubs larger than three (3) inches in diameter within
the tree's crown to such a degree so as to remove the normal
canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or
other causes, or certain trees under utility wires or other obstructions
where other pruning practices are impractical, may be exempt from
this Section at the determination of the Tree Board.
[Ord. No. 938 § 15, 11-16-2016]
Every owner of any tree overhanging any street or right-of-way
within the City shall prune the branches so that such branches shall
not obstruct the light from any street lamp or obstruct the view of
any street intersection and so that there shall be a clear space of
eight (8) feet above the surface of the street or sidewalk. Said owners
shall remove all dead, diseased or dangerous trees, or broken or decayed
limbs, which constitute a menace to the safety of the public. The
City shall have the right to prune any tree or shrub on private property
when it interferes with the proper spread of light along the street
from a streetlight or interferes with visibility of any traffic control
device or sign.
[Ord. No. 938 § 16, 11-16-2016]
The City shall have the right to cause the removal of any dead
or diseased trees on private property within the City, when such trees
constitute a hazard to life and property, or harbor insects or disease
which constitute a potential threat to other trees within the City.
The Tree Board will notify in writing the owners of such trees. Removal
shall be done by said owners at their own expense within sixty (60)
days after the date of service of notice. In the event of failure
of owners to comply with such provisions, the City shall have the
authority to remove such trees and charge the cost of removal on the
owner's property tax notice.
[Ord. No. 938 § 17, 11-16-2016]
[Ord. No. 938 § 18, 11-16-2016]
It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent, delay or interfere
with the Tree Board, or any of its agents, while engaging in and about
the planting, cultivating, mulching, pruning, spraying, or removing
of any street trees, park trees, or trees on private grounds, as authorized
in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 938 § 19, 11-16-2016]
It shall be unlawful for any person or firm to engage in the
business or occupation of pruning, treating, or removing City trees
within the City without first applying for and procuring a license.
The license fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) annually. Before
any license shall be issued, each applicant shall first file evidence
of possession of liability insurance in the minimum amounts of fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for bodily injury and one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.00) property damage indemnifying the City or any
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for bodily injury and one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00) property damage indemnifying the City
or any person injured or damaged resulting from the pursuit of such
endeavors as herein described.
[Ord. No. 938 § 20, 11-16-2016]
The City's Board of Alderman shall have the right to review
the conduct, acts, and decisions of the Tree Board. Any person may
appeal from any ruling or order of the Tree Board to the Board of
Aldermen who may hear the matter and make a final decision.
[Ord. No. 938 § 21, 11-16-2016]
Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall be,
upon conviction or a plea of guilty, subject to a fine not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
