12.09.080 Street trees.
The purpose of this section is to protect existing street trees by regulating their maintenance and removal, and to provide for new street trees on existing and new streets.
A. No person shall plant, remove, or otherwise change a tree on a right-of-way, without an approved right-of-way permit, or if appropriate, site development permit. The general maintenance of street trees by property owners or their contractors is exempt from this requirement. The general maintenance of City-owned street trees by City employees, their contractors, or assigns is also exempt from this requirement.
B. All new development applications are required to plant and maintain street trees consistent with the requirements of LMC 18A.70.040, 18A.70.150 and 18A.70.170, as determined by the City Engineer. [Ord. 726 § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 501 § 3, 2009. Formerly 12.09.040.]