HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1958-382ORDINANCE N0. 382
AN ORDI??ANCE OF THE CITY OF ELSIPIORE RF.GULATING PLANTING
REMOVAL AND CAR~' OF TREES AND SHRUBS IN AND tTPON THE
5TF.EET, PARKS, PARKUTAYS OF THE CITY OF ELSIPdORE.
The City ~ouncil o£ the City of Elsinore does hereby ordain as follows:
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SFCTION 1. No trees or shrubs sha11 herea£ter be planted in any
publ3e street or parkway except under the direction of the street superintendant
or ~ais authorized representatiroe.
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SECTION_2. No trees or shrubs planted or grou~ing in any pubZic street,
parkway, of said city shall be remones~ cut, pruned or trimmed except under the
~ direction of the street superintendant, nor shaZl any unauthorized person trench
around or alongside of an,~,t tree~ shrub or p~ant in any public street or parkway
with the viex* of cutting the roots of s2id plant. •
~ `SBCTION 3 It'shall be unlawful for any person to cut or in any manner
muilate ang tree, shrub or plant grosring in any street or parkway or to attach
any poster or other thinp thereto or to cause or allo~ any oil~ gaseous liquid or
other substance which is harmful to plant life to come in contaet with the roots
or leaves o~' such trees or shrubs.
SECTION Lt. Trees planted in Parkways shall be planted in the center of
the plant3ng strip midway betzaeen the back side of the curb and the street side
of the sidewalk and shall be minimum iuf fifteen (15) feet from the corneP curb
return, trees, planted on private propertq shall be not less than five (K) feet
from the sidewalk, and branches of such trees shall be kept trimmed to clear thc
sidewalk by not less than aeven (7) feet.
SECTIONS .._Thc Street Superintendent may cause to be trimmed~ pruned
or ~emosed any tree, shrub or plant in any public street, parkway or other public
space when not in con£ormity with th~s ordinance and / or endangering'the use c£
~ public facili.ties. ~ ~ •
~ SECTIGN 6. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to place any
- liLi.taticn upon.the powers lawfully_vested in tY:d City Council t~ cause the romoval,
trimming or topoing of a.-iy trees or shrubs when in the opinion of said Council it
i8'necessary for the purpose of improving any street or alley~ elearing utility
lines, i.mproving a traffic hazard or for the protection of property.
SFCTION 7.Any person violati.ng any of t?~e provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty o£ a mis3emeanor and upon condiction thereof shall be
puniahecl by a£ine not tn exceed one hu}tdred dollars (~100.00) or by imprisonment
in the City Jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) dags or both such fine and
imnrisonment.
AYES: ~~illa- Seitz-French
NOES: Davidson- Bartlett
AEsSFNT: None
I hereby approve t'hc foregoing ordinance.
Cheryl J. ~'rench
, Mayor
R. ~rT. Goodwin
- i~y Cferk
I. F., W, Goodwin duly elected~ quali£ied and acting
City Clerk o£ the Qity of Elsinos^~ hereby certi°y ~hat the
foregoino ordi.nance, was f'irst read to the City Couneil
on the 1?$th day of April 1958, and was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting o£ said City Council on the
28th day of April , 19K8
R. 4~. Goodvrin
~, W. Goodwin
City C~erk
Citf o£ Elsinore