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Sec. 42-155. Tree planting, maintenance and removal.

It is the public policy of the City of Springdale to maintain existing trees on public property and to encourage the planting of new trees within Springdale.

(1) The city shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain and remove trees, plants and shrubs within the public right-of-way of all streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares and public grounds, as may be necessary to insure public safety or to preserve and enhance the symmetry and beauty of such public grounds.

(2) The city shall have the right to prune any tree or shrub on private property when it interferes with the proper spread of light along the street from a street light, or interferes with visibility of any traffic control device or sign or sight triangle at intersections.

(3) Each city department shall be responsible for enforcing this division on lands for which it is otherwise responsible. The mayor or his or her designee will ensure that the applicable department will administer this division in its assigned area of responsibility.

(4) It shall be a violation of this division to damage, destroy or mutilate any tree in a public right-of-way or on other public grounds, or attach or place any rope or wire, sign, poster, handbill or any other object to any such tree.

(5) Trees shall not be planted to conceal a fire hydrant from the street or impede the line of sight on any street.

(6) City employees performing tree work on public grounds shall be trained in basic tree science and the proper techniques of tree pruning.

(7) Public utility companies shall notify the city prior to pruning any tree located on city-owned property or street right-of-way for the purpose of maintaining safe line clearance and shall carry out all such work in accordance with accepted arboricultural practices.

(Ord. No. 4120, § 5, 10-9-07)

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