§ 12.08.070. Tree removal by city for cause.

No tree shall be removed from a public right-of-way unless it interferes with the necessary improvement of the public right-of-way, the installation of public utilities or is a hazard to person or property outside the drip line of the tree at maturity, or creates such a condition as to constitute a hazard or an impediment to the progress or vision of anyone traveling on or within the public right-of-way. If, in the opinion of the director of public services, a tree is determined to meet the above criteria, posted for a minimum of ten days and all property owners and residents within three hundred feet shall be notified of the scheduled tree removal. If an appeal is not filed pursuant to Section 12.08.080 then the tree shall then be removed and a new tree planted in the same location or in close proximity to the location where the tree was removed. The replacement tree shall be of the type as specified in the master tree list for that particular location, and the cost of removal and replacement shall be at the expense of the city. Except in the case of an emergency as determined by the director of public services, no tree shall be trimmed or removed during nesting season, which is February 1st through June 30th.

(Ord. 531, 2007: Ord. 498, 2003: Ord. 490 (part), 2002)