[Amended 8-26-1991 by Ord. No. 1451]
No person shall fasten any electric wire or
wires upon any shade tree on any public streets or places without
first obtaining the consent of the owners of the property upon which
such trees are located and without obtaining a permit therefor from
the Director of Public Works. The fee for such a permit shall be $0.50
for each tree.
No person shall climb any shade tree on any
of the public streets or places by the use of spurs or other instruments
which perforate or injure the bark of such tree.
[Amended 8-26-1991 by Ord. No. 1451]
No person shall remove or cut down any shade
tree located upon any of the public streets or places without a permit
therefor from the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 8-26-1991 by Ord. No. 1451]
No person other than the owner of the premises
upon which any tree is located within the lines of any street or public
place shall cut any branch or limb of such tree without a special
permit therefor from the Director of Public Works. No permit authorizing
the attaching of wires to any such tree shall grant or give any right
to cut any limb or branch of such tree.
No person shall hereafter plant or permit to
be planted any poplar or willow tree in any public street or public
place in which sewer or water mains have been or hereafter may be
constructed or within 40 feet of any such sewer or water main.
[Amended 8-26-1991 by Ord. No. 1451]
All poplar or willow trees standing within 40
feet of any sewer or water main now or hereafter constructed are hereby
declared nuisances; and all such trees standing in a public street
or public place shall be removed by the Director of Public Works,
and all such trees standing on private property within 40 feet of
such sewer or water main shall be removed by the owner thereof within
30 days after written notice is given by the Director.