The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be referred to and cited as the "Street Tree Ordinance of the City."
(Ord. 88 § 1, 1957)
No trees or shrubs shall be planted in or removed from any public utility strip or other place in the City without a permit from the Superintendent of Streets.
(Ord. 88 § 3, 1957)
All trees and shrubs planted in any public utility strip or other public place in the City shall conform as to species and location, to the street tree plan which is hereby made a part of this chapter.
(Ord. 88 § 4, 1957)
Trees suggested as excellent and in first place for planting in the City are the following: purple leaf plum, southern magnolia, sweet gum, maidenhair tree (ginkgo), lavalle Hawthorne, European white-bark birch, camphor tree and goldenrain tree. Good and in second place for planting in the City limits are the following: Japanese privet, red horse chestnut, tulip tree, Chinese pistachio, California live oak, schwedler maple, fruitless mulberry, Paul's double flowering English Hawthorne and sawleaf zelkova. Others which should be selected with thorough knowledge of special conditions are the following: Japanese maple, silk tree, bottle tree, crepe myrtle, purple leaf plum, pin oak, cork oak, European hackberry, and the olive tree.
(Ord. 88 § 5, 1957)
A. 
It is unlawful to plant in any public utility strip the following trees: acacia, black walnut, eucalyptus, elm (American or other large species), palm (most species), poplar, tree of heaven and Conifers (most species) and any tree not specifically listed in Section 12.04.050.
B. 
It is unlawful to plant willow, cottonwood, or poplar trees anywhere in the City unless the City Superintendent of Streets approves the site as one where the tree, or its roots, will not interfere with any public utility.
(Ord. 88 § 6, 1957)
The City Superintendent of Streets or duly authorized representative may cause to be trimmed, pruned or removed any trees, shrubs, plants, or vegetation in any utility strip or other public place, or may require any property owner to trim, prune or remove any trees, shrubs, plants, vegetation in a parking strip abutting upon the owner's property, and failure to comply therewith, after 30 days' notice by the Superintendent of Streets, shall be a violation of this title.
(Ord. 88 § 7, 1957)
Any tree or shrub growing in a parking strip or any public place, or in 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 tree, or may require the property owner to remove or trim any such tree on private property, or on a parking strip abutting upon the owner's property. Failure of the property owner to remove or trim such tree after 30 days' notice by the City Clerk shall be a violation of this title, and the City Superintendent of Streets may then remove or trim the tree and assess the costs against the property.
(Ord. 88 § 8, 1957)
Appeals from orders made under this title may be made by filing written notice thereof with the City Clerk within 10 days after such order is received, stating in substance that appeal is being made from such order to the City Council at the next regular succeeding meeting, at which meeting, the appellant and the City Superintendent of Streets may present evidence. Action taken by the City Council after such hearing shall be conclusive.
(Ord. 88 § 9, 1957)
It is a violation of this chapter 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 be fastened to any such tree, or to allow any gaseous liquid, or solid substance which is harmful to such trees to come in contact with their roots or leaves.
(Ord. 88 § 10, 1957)