§ 235-2. Authority of Director of Public Works; permit required for planting, care and removal.

The Director of Public Works shall have control over all trees located within the street rights-of-way and parks in the City and the planting, care and removal thereof, subject to the regulations contained in this chapter. The owner of land abutting on any street may, upon obtaining prior written permission from the Director, prune, spray, plant or remove trees in that part of the street abutting his or her land not used for public travel, but no person shall otherwise prune, spray, plant or remove any tree in any street or park. Every such permit shall specify the extent of the authorization and the conditions to which the permit is subject. Where an owner of abutting property requests the removal of a tree, the Director is hereby authorized, in his or her discretion, to require, as a condition to granting approval for such removal, that such property owner make the removal in accordance with regulations established by the Department and assume all or any part of the costs of removing such tree.