No trees or shrubs shall be planted in or removed from any public
parking strip or other public place in the city without permission
from the director of public works.
(1990 Code, sec. 5.1601)
The director of public works, director of community services
or director of electric utilities may cause to be trimmed, pruned,
or removed any trees, shrubs, plants or vegetation in any parking
strip or other public place, or may require any property owner to
trim, prune or remove any trees, shrubs, plants, or vegetation in
a parking strip abutting upon said owner’s property, and failure
to comply therewith, after thirty (30) days’ notice, shall be
deemed a violation of this code.
(1990 Code, sec. 5.1602)
Any tree or shrub growing on private property which is endangering
or which in any way may endanger the security or usefulness of any
public street, sewer or sidewalk is declared to be a public nuisance,
and the city may remove or trim such or may require the property owner
to remove or trim any such tree on private property.
(1990 Code, sec. 5.1603)
It shall be unlawful to abuse, destroy or mutilate any tree,
shrub or plant in a public parking strip or any other public place,
or to attach or place any rope or wire (other than one used to support
a young or broken tree), sign, poster, handbill, or other thing to
or on any tree growing in a public place, or to cause or permit any
wire charged with electricity to come in contact with any such tree
or to allow any gaseous, liquid or solid substance which is harmful
to such trees to come in contact with the roots or leaves.
(1990 Code, sec. 5.1604)
