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12.05.030 Planting restrictions.
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No tree shall be planted in any street or parking except in accordance with the following:

(1) Alignment. All trees hereafter planted in any street shall be planted in the parking midway between the outer line of the sidewalk and the curb. In the event a curbline or a sidewalk is not established, trees shall be planted on a line 10 feet from the property line.

(2) Spacing. Trees shall not be planted on the parking if it is less than nine feet in width; or contains less than 81 square feet of exposed soil surface per tree. Trees shall not be planted closer than 20 feet to street intersections (property lines extended), 10 feet to driveways and 20 feet to fireplugs. If it is at all possible, trees should be planted inside the property lines and not between the sidewalks and the curb.

(3) Prohibited Trees. No person shall hereinafter plant in any street any fruit bearing tree or any tree of the kinds commonly known as Cottonwood, Poplar, Box Elder, Chinese Elm or Evergreen.

(4) Planting Under Utility Wires. Only the following trees may be planted in any street under or within 10 lateral feet of any overhead utility wire:

(a) Acer ginnala – Amur Maple;

(b) Acer tataricum – Tatarian Maple;

(c) Acer truncatum – Shantung Maple (Purpleblow Maple);

(d) Amelanchier spp. – Serviceberry or Juneberry;

(e) Carpinus caroliniana – American Hornbeam;

(f) Cornus alternifolia – Pagoda Dogwood;

(g) Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis – Thornless Cockspur;

(h) Crataegus phaenopyrum – Washington Hawthorn;

(i) Crataegus viridis “Winter King” – Winter King Hawthorn;

(j) Maackia amurensis – Amur Maackia;

(k) Malus spp. – Flowering Crabapple;

(l) Syringa pekinensis – Pekin Lilac;

(m) Syringa reticulata – Japanese Tree Lilac;

(n) Viburnum prunifolium – Blackhaw Viburnum;

(o) Cercis canadensis – Eastern Redbud;

(p) Cornus mas – Corneliancherry Dogwood;

(q) Cornus racemosa – Gray Dogwood;

(r) Hamamelis vernalis – Vernal Witchhazel;

(s) Hamamelis virginiana – Common Witchhazel;

(t) Magnolia X loebneri – Loebner Magnolia;

(u) Magnolia stellata – Star Magnolia;

(v) Ptelea trifoliate – Hoptree;

(w) Any other tree, except a large tree, may be planted if the property owner receives the prior written permission of the superintendent.

(5) Trees planted in streets prior to December 20, 1993, shall be permitted to remain as planted, if allowed by the ordinances and laws existing at the time of planting, but may not be replaced. [Ord. 435, 1993; Code 1975 § 6-2.0103.]