[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 33 of the
1972 Code]
[Amended 10-5-1993 by Ord. No. 2736]
No person shall engage in the business of spraying,
trimming, removing or treating any trees, shrubbery or other vegetation
within the City, unless he has a current annual license so to do issued
by the City Clerk.
No person shall engage in any activity for which a license is required by § 264-11 without first filing with the City Clerk a certificate executed by the insurance agent or a copy of the policy reflecting that such person has a current public liability and property damage insurance in the amount of $5,000—$10,000—$5,000 issued by an insurance company qualified to do business in the State of Oklahoma for the benefit of any person injured or property damaged in the conduct of such activity.
All trees shall be kept trimmed so that the
limbs will not interfere in any manner with traffic on the street
or pedestrians on the sidewalk, and to such height and in such manner
as not to obstruct the view of the street on which it stands or the
view to any other street.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to injure any
tree or shrubbery on a street or alley in the City; provided that
this shall not prohibit the lawful and proper care and removal of
such trees and shrubbery.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to break, saw
or cut off the top of the trunk or main stem of any tree growing on
any street within the City without first procuring the written permission
of the City Manager.
All dead trees and dead limbs or branches on
living trees shall be removed by the owners or their agents.
