2011-02-22_PWETC_AgendaPacket - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

1 e. Permit Denial: If a tree planting or removal permit is denied, the reason(s) 2 for denial shall be set forth in writing and given to the applicant, within XX 3 days of receipt of application. 4 5 f. Denial Appeal: Any applicant adversely affected by the decision may appeal 6 to the City Tree Board and, finally, to the City Council. 7 8 F. Areas Not Applicable: The provisions of subsection D above shall not apply to: 9 10 1. The removal of trees on public easements /rights of way, conducted by, or on 11 behalf of, a Federal, State, County, Municipal or other governmental agency in 12 pursuance of its lawful activities or functions in construction or improvements. 13 14 2. The removal of any tree by a public utility when such tree has the reasonable 15 potential of endangering the facility's operation by the utility. (Ord. 1107, 12 -9 -91) 16 17 18 706.08: DUTIES OF PRIVATE OWNERS It shall be 19 the duty of any person owning private property to comply with the following: 20 21 A. Planting on Private Property: No person shall plant or allow to be planted on any 22 privately owned property any tree, shrub or herbaceous plant listed in the Street 23 Tree Master Plan as prohibited. 24 25 B. Acceptable Plant Materials: Acceptable All plant materials shall not have 26 characteristics detrimental to the public welfare such as: susceptibility to disease and 27 wind damage or a tendency to interfere with utilities or public easements or rights of 28 way, as determined by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota 29 Department of Agriculture and the City Forester. 30 31 C. Prohibited Obstructions: 32 33 1. Obstructing View: No tree, shrub or herbaceous plant shall be planted or allowed 34 to grow so as to obstruct the view of any vehicular traffic on streets or pathways or 35 pedestrians on pathways. 36 37 2. Utilities: No trees may be planted under or within ten (10) level feet of any 38 overhead utility wire or over or within ten (10) lateral feet of any underground water 39 line. 40 41 D. Trimming of Trees: 42 43 1. Private property trees and shrubs must be trimmed so as not to cause a hazard to 44 persons or property on abutting property. 45 46 2. All trees and shrubs shall be pruned to sufficient height to allow free passage of 47 pedestrians and vehicular traffic: nine (9) feet over sidewalks and sixteen (16) feet 48 over streets. 49 50 E. Tree Inspection: The City Forester Horticulturist, or any employee designated by 51 the City Forester -Mafiag-ef, may enter on any private lands which may harbor 52 diseased or dangerous trees as listed in the official Street City Tree Master Plan to 53 inspect trees located on such premises. 54 6