No person shall prune, cut or otherwise injure any oak tree on public or private property between April 1 and October 1 of any year; provided, however, that the City Forester may authorize the issuance of permits to allow such pruning as may be necessary to protect the public safety and shall specify any conditions thereon deemed necessary to prevent the spread of oak wilt disease.
[Adopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Property owners having trees or shrubs growing on their property outside of the public right-of-way shall maintain such trees and shrubs such that they do not obstruct streetlights, traffic signs or signals, street name signs or the free use of public ways and do not interfere with overhead or underground utility facilities.