The City finds that there is a serious danger to the trees in this City from coniferous trees which are cut in land clearing operations and are then allowed to remain exposed and untreated. When coniferous slash material is left untreated against noxious insects, the insects could multiply in such felled trees to later attack and damage the healthy coniferous trees of this City. It is in the public interest to establish standards for the proper treatment and disposition of felled trees to protect against damaging insects (e.g., bark beetles) and diseases.
Every person, firm, or corporation, whether as principal, agent, or employee, which has control of, or right of entry, or of access to, any land in the area described in Section 89.0215, shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, any coniferous tree or portion thereof, including stumps, shall be treated in accordance with one of the methods specified in this section and Section 89.0210 within 15 days after such a tree or portion of such a tree has been cut. In the case of any construction activity, the Building Official or the City Planner shall not approve any development permit inspections until all felled coniferous trees or portions thereof are treated in accordance with the provisions of this section. The Building Official or the City Planner shall require a permittee to obtain, where necessary, a certificate from the local Fire Authority, or appropriately certified Pest Control Adviser, or a Qualified Applicator, that compliance with any measures that are not readily observable by the inspector on the construction site has been made in an acceptable manner.
Felled coniferous trees shall be treated by at least one or a combination of the following measures.
(a) 
Remove to a solid waste disposal site specifically designated by the City for such use.
(b) 
Burn sufficiently to consume the bark, when allowed by local Fire Protection Agency and Air Pollution Control District.
(c) 
Lop and scatter material less than four inches in diameter so that it is piled no higher than 24 inches above the ground, when allowed by the local Fire Protection Agency.
(d) 
Remove the bark.
(e) 
Chip or grind.
(f) 
Split and scatter with bark toward the sun for a minimum of 45 consecutive days or until final inspection is completed, whichever is less.
(g) 
Stack in the sun and cover with six mil clear plastic, which has a continuous seal from the outside for at least 180 days.
(h) 
Spray with a commercial insecticide for such purposes as approved by the City Planner for such insects and purposes.
(i) 
Treat under any other method approved by the enforcement officer in writing.
Any fresh-cut stumps of any live coniferous trees shall be protected from infection by Annosus Root Rot (Fomes annosus) with borax powder (granular tech, 10 mole) as soon as possible after felling, covering the entire newly-exposed cut and/or broken surface completely with a thin uniform layer of white borax within two hours.
If any of the land governed by this chapter is subject to snow or flooding which renders compliance with the provisions of Section 89.0205 within the specified time periods impractical because of inaccessibility to the cut timber, an enforcement officer may extend the period of time for compliance.