Park trees.
Trees, shrubs, and woody plants in public parks having individual
names, and all other areas owned by the city, or to which the public
has free access as a park.
Street trees.
Trees, shrubs, and any other woody plant on land lying between
property lines on either side of all streets, avenues, or ways within
the city.
Visibility triangle.
An area located at the intersection of two (2) streets, a
street and an access easement of an alley or a driveway, or any combination
thereof. The “visibility triangle” shall measure twenty-five
feet (25') by twenty-five feet (25') in each direction from the property
corner or intersection of the pavement with the property, as appropriate,
along the property line.
(1990 Code, sec. 9.1303)
The following list constitutes the official street tree species
for the city. No species other than these included in this list may
be planted as street trees without the written permission of the tree
board:
Small Trees
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Medium Trees
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Large Trees
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Redbud
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Golden raintree
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Chinquapin oak
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Hawthorn
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Bald cypress
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Live oak
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Crape myrtle
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Sweet gum
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Bur oak
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Japanese black pine
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River birch
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Red oak
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Arizona cypress
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Deodar cedar
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Cedar elm
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Eastern red cedar
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Chinese pistachio
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Chinese tallow
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Mexican plum
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Desert willow
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Southern magnolia
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Bradford pear
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Chinese elm
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Pecan
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Aristocrat pear
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Thornless honey locust
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Slash pine
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Flowering crabapple
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Green ash
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Loblolly pine
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Drake elm
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Arizona ash
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Sycamore
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Holly
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Waxleaf ligustrum
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Cherry laurel
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(1990 Code, sec. 9.1304)
The spacing of street trees will be in accordance with the tree species size classes listed in section
16.06.062 of this division, and no trees may be planted closer together than the following without the approval of the tree board:
(2) Medium trees: 40 feet; and
(1990 Code, sec. 9.1305)
The distance that trees may be planted from the curb or curb lane will be in accordance with the tree species size classes listed in section
16.06.062 of this division, and no trees may be planted closer to any curb or sidewalk than the following:
(2) Medium trees: 3 feet; and
(1990 Code, sec. 9.1306)
No street tree shall be planted within the “visibility triangle,” as defined in section
16.06.061 of this division. No street tree shall be planted closer than 10 feet to any fireplug.
(1990 Code, sec. 9.1307)
No trees may be planted in any utility easement, 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.
(1990 Code, sec. 9.1308; Ordinance
adopting Code)
It shall be unlawful as a normal practice for any person or
firm 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 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 are exempt from this code.
(1990 Code, sec. 9.1309)
All stumps of street or park trees shall be removed below the
surface of the ground so that the top of the stump shall not project
above the surface of the ground.
(1990 Code, sec. 9.1310)