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174 d. Bond Requirements.- A posted bond or cash escrow may be required in an amount to be 175 determined by the City Forester conditioned upon satisfactory compliance with the terms 176 of the permit. 177 e. Permit Denial.- If a planting or removal permit is denied, the reason(s) for denial shall 178 be set forth in writing and given to the applicant, within 20 days of receipt of application. 179 f. Denial Appeal.- Any applicant adversely affected by the decision may appeal to the City 180 Tree Board and,, finally, to the City Council. 181 F. Areas Not Applicable.- The provisions of subsection D above shall not apply to.* 182 1. The removal of trees on public easements/rights of way, conducted by, or on behalf of, a 183 Federal,, State,, County, Municipal or other governmental agency in pursuance of its lawful 184 activities or functions in construction or improvements. 185 2. The removal of any tree by a public utility when such tree has the reasonable potential of 186 endangering the facility's operation by the utility. (Ord. 1107, 12-9-9 1)1 187 706,09: DUTIES OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERS: 188 It shall be the duty of any person owning private property to comply with the following.- 189 A. Planting on Private Property.- No person shall plant or allow to be planted on any privately 190 owned property any tree, shrub or herbaceous plant listed in the Public Tree Master Plan as 191 prohibited. 192 B. Acceptable Plant Materials.- Acceptable plant materials shall not have characteristics 193 detrimental to the public welfare such as.- 194 1. susceptibility to pests,, as determined by the MNDNR, Minnesota Department of 195 Agriculture (MD A), and the City Forester 196 2. susceptibility to wind damage 197 3. a tendency to interfere with utilities 198 4. or a tendency to interfere with public easements or rights of way. 199 C. Prohibited Obstructions.- 200 1. Obstructing View.- No trees, shrubs or herbaceous plants shall be planted or allowed to 201 grow so as to obstruct the view of any vehicular traffic on public streets or pathways,, or 202 pedestrians on public pathways. 203 2. Utilities.- No trees may be planted under or within ten (10), level feet of any overhead 204 utility wire, or over or within ten (10), lateral feet of any underground public utilities. 205 D. Trimming of Trees.- 206 1. Private property trees and shrubs must be trimmed so as not to cause a hazard to persons 207 or property on abutting property. 208 2. All trees and shrubs shall be pruned to sufficient height to allow free passage of 209 pedestrians and vehicular traffic.- nine (9), feet over sidewalks and 16 feet over streets and 210 two (2), feet horizontal distance. 211 E. Removal of Pest-Infested or Hazardous Trees.- Pest-infested or hazardous trees,, and plants 212 deemed to be a health or safety hazard by the City Forester, must be treated or removed so 213 as not to constitute a health or safety hazard to the public or to other trees or plants in the 214 city. 215 F. Stockpiling and Storage of Firewood Logs.- No person shall stockpile or store wood from a 216 pest-infested tree with the bark intact without first having obtained a permit to do so. The 217 City Forester may issue permits, upon proper application, for the stockpiling or storage of 218 such wood only between September 15 and April I of the following year and only at 219 locations which are specified in the permit. 220 5