§ 22.38.040. Damaging protected trees prohibited.  


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  • Except as provided in section 22.38.060 (Exemptions), no person shall cut, prune, remove, relocate, or otherwise destroy a protected tree.

    The topping of protected trees is prohibited. No reduction of the tree crown shall be permitted without a tree pruning permit and then only by "thinning out" selected branches in compliance with guidelines published by the National Arborists Association.

(Ord. No. 02(1998), § 2, 11-3-98)