[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of West
Springfield as Ch. 9, §§ 9-300 and 9-301, of the Codified
Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Attachments to trees restricted. No electric wires, cables, guys,
poles, crossarms, brackets, insulators or other wires or fixtures
nor any signs, cards or other advertising matter shall be attached
to or come in contact with any tree standing for use or ornament in
any public street, lane, court, park or other public place in the
Town without the written consent of the Department of Public Works.
B.
Removal of existing attachments; cost of removal. All wires, cables,
guys and wire fixtures now attached to or in contact with such trees
shall be removed when so ordered by the Director of Public Works,
and it shall be the duty of said Director to cause the removal of
such wires, cables, guys and fixtures, signs, cards and other advertising
matter when it shall be necessary so to do; the cost of such removal
to be charged to the company owning such wires, cable or fixtures.
With the exception of that portion of any public way necessary
to provide reasonable access, no person or legal entity, public or
private, shall pave or surface with asphalt, concrete, crushed stones
or similar substance that part of the public way commonly known as
the "tree belt" without obtaining written permission from the Town
Council. Such permission shall not be granted until written recommendations
from the Planning Board regarding the desirability of such paving
or surfacing have been received by the Town Council. Failure of the
Planning Board to respond within seven days of a written request from
the Town Council shall be construed as a favorable recommendation
and shall not impede the granting of permission by the Town Council.
