§ 701-3. Location; general supervision by department of public works and department of business and neighborhood services.

(a)

The department of public works may adopt such reasonable rules and regulations for the location and control of flora in or upon all public streets, alleys, ways, places and parks in the city. Hereafter, no tree shall be planted in any public street, alley, way, place or park in the city less than fifty (50) feet from any other tree planted along the same street, alley, way, place or public park or at a distance of less than two (2) feet from any established sidewalk or curb bordering any public street, alley, way or place, except by written permission of or as may be otherwise determined by the department of business and neighborhood services.

(b)

The department of public works shall control all flora now growing, or at any time grown in or on any public street, alley, way, place or park and shall also control the maintenance, removal or relocation thereof. Also, the department of public works shall have the authority to perform trimming and cutting of flora in or obstructing any public street, alley or way as may be necessary or desirable to facilitate traffic movement and safety, or to provide unobstructed vision or free passage of pedestrians or motorists along the streets or public ways.

(Code 1975, § 30-3; G.O. 15, 2001, § 139; G.O. 10, 2010, § 2; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)