The City Parks and Shade Tree Commission for the City of Rehoboth
Beach shall consist of five members who are residents or property
owners of this City, and who shall be appointed by the Mayor with
the approval of the City Commissioners.
The term of the five persons appointed by the Mayor with the
approval of the City Commissioners shall be three years. In the event
that a vacancy shall occur during the term of any members, their successor
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Commissioners
for the unexpired portion of the term.
Members of the City Parks and Shade Tree Commission shall serve
without compensation.
Trees planted as park trees and as street trees shall be species
native to the mid-Atlantic as classified by the Delaware Forest Service
or another species approved by the City Arborist. No tree species
classified as an invasive tree species by the Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control shall be planted as park trees
or as street trees.
All street trees will be planted in the center of the area between
the curb or curblines and sidewalks, or in bump-outs or bioretention
planters.
No street tree shall be planted closer than 30 feet to any street
corner, measured from the point of nearest intersecting curbs or curblines
except as approved by the City Arborist. No street tree shall be planted
closer than 10 feet to any fire hydrant.
No street trees other than small tree species approved by the
City Arborist shall be planted under or within 10 lateral feet of
any overhead utility wire, or over or within five lateral feet of
any underground water line, sewer line, transmission line or other
utility, unless otherwise approved by City Manager.
The topping or hat-racking of any street tree, park tree, or
other tree on public property shall be unlawful. 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 exempted from this article at the determination of the City Arborist.
All stumps of street 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.
Unless specifically authorized by the Parks and Shade Tree Commission,
no person shall intentionally damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove
any tree; attach any rope, wire, nails, advertising posters or other
contrivance to any street tree or tree on City property; allow any
gaseous liquid or solid substance which is harmful to such trees to
come in contact with them; or set fire or permit any fire to burn
when such fire or the heat hereof will injure any portion of any tree.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business
or occupation of pruning, treating or removing street or park trees
within the City without first applying for and procuring a license.