A. 
No person shall plant, spray, fertilize, preserve, prune, remove, cut or otherwise disturb any trees on any street or municipal-owned property without first filing an application and procuring a permit from the Shade Tree Commission. The person receiving the permit shall abide by the Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice adopted by the Shade Tree Commission.
B. 
Application for permits must be made at the office of the Shade Tree Commission not less than 48 hours in advance of the time the work is to be done.
C. 
The Shade Tree Commission shall issue the permit provided for herein if, in its judgment, the proposed work is desirable and the proposed method and workmanship thereof are of a satisfactory nature. Any permit granted shall contain a definite date of expiration, and the work shall be completed in the time allowed on the permit and in the manner as therein described. Any permit shall be void if its terms are violated.
D. 
Notice of completion shall be given within five days to the Shade Tree Commission for its inspection.
A. 
Application data. The application required herein shall state the number of trees to be set out; the location, grade, species, cultivar or variety of each tree; the method of planting; and such other information as the Shade Tree Commission shall find reasonably necessary to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued.
B. 
Improper planting. Whenever any tree shall be planted or set out in conflict with the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful for the Shade Tree Commission to remove or cause removal of the same, and the exact cost thereof shall be assessed to the owner as provided by law in the case of special assessments.
The application required herein shall state the number of trees to be sprayed, fertilized, pruned or otherwise preserved; the kind of treatment to be administered; the composition of the spray material to be applied; and such other information as the Shade Tree Commission shall find reasonably necessary to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued.
A. 
Wherever it is necessary to removal tree or trees from a tree lawn in connection with the paving of a sidewalk or the paving or widening of the portion of a street or highway used for vehicular traffic, the municipality shall replant such trees or replace them. Where conditions prevent planting on tree lawns, this requirement will be satisfied if any equivalent number of trees of the same size and species as provided for in the Arboricultural Specifications are planted in an attractive manner on the adjoining property.
B. 
No person or property owner shall remove a tree from the tree lawn for the purpose of construction or for any other reason without first filing an application and procuring a permit from the Shade Tree Commission and without replacing the removed tree or trees in accordance with the adopted Arboricultural Specifications. Such replacement shall meet the standards of size, species and placement as provided for in a permit. The person or property owner shall bear the cost of removal and replacement of all trees removed.
C. 
The municipality shall have the right to cause the removal of any dead or diseased tree on private property within the municipality when such trees constitute a hazard to life and property or harbor insects or disease which constitute a potential threat to other trees within the municipality. The Shade Tree Commission will notify in writing the owners of such trees. Removal shall be done by said owners at their own expense within 60 days after the date of service of notice. In the event of failure of owners to comply with such provisions, the municipality shall have the authority to remove such trees and the exact cost thereof shall be assessed to the owner as provided by law in the case of special assessments.
D. 
All stumps of street and park trees shall be removed below the surface of the ground so that the top of the stump shall not project above the surface of the ground.