§ 20-180. Tree protection.

(a)

No person, firm, corporation, or utility company shall excavate any ditches, tunnels or trenches or construct any driveway, within the public right of way, without first obtaining a Right-of-Way Permit as provided in article I of this chapter. Tree protection measures may be required as a condition of obtaining the permit.

(b)

All trees on any public right of way near any excavation, construction of any structure, or street construction, repair or improvement, shall be protected by erecting a highly visible physical barrier around each tree so as to avoid all injury to the trunk, crown, and root areas of the tree; and all building material, dirt, soil, or other debris shall be kept outside a radius as specified by the Director of Engineering and Public Works from any tree on the public right-of-way. Protective barriers shall mean snow fencing or similar material, not single strand wire or plastic flagging.

(Code 1993, § 16-14.2; Ord. No. 92-O-46, 5-19-1992; Ord. No. 96-O-51, 10-8-1996)