§ 38-31. Purpose.

(a)

The purpose of this article is to regulate the planting, maintenance and removal of trees on municipally owned public property and rights-of-way within the city and on municipally owned property wherever located in order to protect and conserve trees on public property and rights-of-way.

(b)

Another purpose of this article is to encourage the protection of trees and express the city's intent to use trees to create a more natural and amenable human environment. This article is not intended to be punitive nor to cause hardship to any person who uses the utmost care and diligence to protect trees within the city or on city property.

(c)

This article shall further provide for the establishment of an advisory committee known as the tree board who shall be responsible for promoting trees and tree care throughout the municipality and for developing a city tree plan.

(Code 1952, ch. S, art. I, § 1)