29-14 Amend Section 565.01 and 565.04

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shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 565.01 DEFINITIONS. (b) "Tree" means any tree. (e) "Trunk flare zone" means the area at the base of the tree trunk that widens as it intersects with the root system. ,, (ed) "Arboriculture" or "tree preservation" means and includes the treating, spraying, pruning, maintaining and any other care or work intended for the strengthening of trees, and the removal and prevention of tree pests, blights and diseases of any and all kinds. (de) "Director of Public Works" or 'Director" means the Director of Public Works of the City. (d) "City" means the City of Lakewood, Ohio. Section 2. Section 565.04, Placing Harmful Substances Near Trees, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 565.04 PLACING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES NEAR TREES. No person shall permit any natural or artificial gas, salt, brine, water, oil, liquid dye or any other substances deleterious to trees to come in contact with the soil surrounding the roots of any tree upon any public place in this City in such a manner as to kill, injure, deface, destroy or affect the growth of such trees. shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 565.04 PLACING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES NEAR TREES. (a No person shall permit any natural or artificial gas, salt, brine, water, oil, liquid dye or any other substances deleterious to trees to come in contact with the soil surrounding the roots of any tree upon any public place in this City in such a manner as to kill, injure, deface, destroy or affect the growth of such trees. Appropriate care of trunk flare zone (1) No person shall permit any mulch, soil, or other landscape material to come in contact with the tree trunk or be placed within three inches of the trunk flare zone of any tree upon any public 1p ace. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, whoever violates this subsection is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.