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950.02 DUTIES AND P(PINFRS OF ('i'1'1' FORDS"Il;lt. 10 City forester shall he vested with the Wowing duties and powers: (a) "fo enforce or cause to he enforced the provisions ohlhis chalrtcr- (b) 1'o enforce, arboric:ultural SpccrlicatiouN and standards of practice gcncrally ac c cptcd by the arboriculture trade, which shall g),overn the selection.. plarninp, maintenance, production and rcrnoval ofpublic, commercial and rmrlti family IOWA trcc,s and utilisation ofwood and forest products produced in the course of operation. (c.) To issue orders and permits for planting, maintenance, protecl ion and removal of public. corrunerciaJ and multi-lamily residential trees and, where applicable, to mak;; site insl)cctions and enforce conditions imposed upon landscapirng plans andior r_rpon tree prcanvanoaten wal Permits issued pursuant to this chapter and as othcrwisc imposed upon dcvclopmcnt plans and commercial building per snits pursuant to C;haptcr 1 12(x. (d) 1'o rcvicw and report on tree preservation%rcrnoval plans and otl)cr landscaping pluns to the Planning and Design Commission: to conduct site inspections, when accessary, prior to such administrative review and permit approval; and to deliver reports, advice and recornmcrrdations to administrative bodies consistent with the standards unposed herein. (o) TO plant, monitor and rcmovc frees on City -owned property and to 1-nonilor tl)c maintenance of trees around utility Imes. To survey and appraise the condition of trees knowd on City -owned property and public rights of "my, 10 notify contiguous property owners prior to the removal or planting; of any tree within the municipal right of way. (Ord. 2016 116. Passed I1-15-16.) 950.03 'I'Rh;h; 1'121+;SF;IZVA'1`IO:S/RF,VIOVAL Ph;ltMYFS RYQ111}4h;ll; PI4O(;1?i)t;lzv; FEES. (a) No person shall plant or rcmovc any public, comr ercial or multi -family rc,sidential tree in a treclawn or other public, connnercial or multi -family residential place without first procuring a tree preservationirernoval permit from the City forester. AN a condition of issuing such permit, Te City fbmster shall 5rst require that the person receiving the permit shall We by arboricultural specification and standards of practice generally accepted by the arhoricuhural trade, and follow all the TUMEcrnents set Path herein. (b) No person shall make any excavation, place ally fill, compact soil. or construct any building, structure, street, sidewalk, driveway, pavement or public. utility within the driphrnc of any public, commercial or multi -family residential tree without first obtaining a trcc preservation/removal permit for such work. As condition of issuing, such permit, the City forester shall require that the work be done in accordance wish such g?,cucrally accepted arboricultural methods as may be necessary to protect the vitality of such trees, and follow all the requirements set fork herein. (c) Applicaiion for tree preservation/removal permits shall be made at the office of the City Forester no less than Eve days in advance of the Iron" the work is to be done. In case o1' cmerf,cncy, involving an immediate threat to the public; salcty, the City Forester may waivethis requirement. The applicant shall We a true; preservabonhurn(wa) plan, tog7Mer with or Wcorpointcd into <_rny other landscaping plan, which plan shall identify all cxMugz, trees with a diameter ru breast hciglht (DR11) of four inches (� ") or greater, together will) the location ofany exisling, suhstarrtial