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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO. 01-06-12-6 RESOLUTION 01-06-12-6 The City Council of Fairfax, Iowa is authorizing the City Building Inspector to have charge of all. trees and shrubs growing in any street, park or public place and shall plant, care for, and maintain or remove such trees and shrubs, WHEREAS,PERMIT TO PLANT, TREAT OR REMOVE'TREES,no person shall plant, move, spray, fertilize,brace,,trim, cut or otherwise disturb any tree or shrub in any street, park; or public place without first obtaining a written permit from the City Building Inspector. The City Building Inspector shall issue the permit if in his judgment the desired work is necessary, and the proposed method and worlunanship thereof are of a satisfactory nature. Such work shall be done under the supervision of the City Building Inspector, A permit is not required for the trimming or maintaining of shrubbery growing on any street,park, or public place if such shrubbery does not. constitute a public nuisance. Every permit shall describe the work to be done,the species, sizes and locations of trees or shrubs concerned, and the date of expiration. Any permit may be declared void if its terms are violated, WHEREAS,FASTENING MATERIALS TO TREES,no person shall place or maintain upon any street,park or public place any material which will impede the free passage of water, air and. fertilizer to the roots of any tree or shrub growing therein, except by permission of the City Building Inspector, or when such materials are designed for the construction of sidewalks, paving, gutters or other public improvements, and have been placed under a permit granted by the City. WHEREAS,DAMAGING'TREES,no person shall break, deface, injure or destroy any tree or, shrub in any street,park or public place. No person shall knowingly permit any leak to exist in any gas pipe or main within the root zone of any such tree or shrub.No person shall knowingly permit any wire designed to carry electric current to come in contact with any such tree or shrub unless protected by approved methods.Whenever the City Building Inspector determines it to be necessary, in order to prune or remove any tree or shrub to protect,move or cut off the electricity from any service wire,he shall serve written notice on the owner,of such wire,to protect such wire and the owner shall comply with such order within 24 hours after service of the notice. WHEREAS,STREET TREE PLANTING GUIDE,attached is the guide of the tree species that are recommended and prohibited including the tree spacing. The City of Fairfax reserves the right to amend the Street Tree Planting Guide at their discretion,. BE IT HERESY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, IOWA,that the City Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Resolution. Passed this Z day of,-J - 2001. Bil Voss, Mayor ATTEST: Mary Pa a,City Clerk CITY OF FAIRI+AX STREET TREE PLANTING GUIDE STREET TREE AUTHORITY.: a.Overseen by City Building Inspector PERMITS a.Required for planting of trees on city property TREE SPECIES RECOMMENDED: (CLEAN, STRONG,LONG-LIVED SPECIES) LARGE TREES(OVER 401)PLANTED ON 40'SPACING Ash—White,Green,Purple Ginkgo--Columnar varieties particularly desirable Hackberry Honeylocust—Skyline Linden—Silver,Redmond Maple—Black, Schwedler Norway,(Norway,Red and Sugar—Columnar varieties particularly desirable) Oak—White,Northern Red, Swamp White,Bur Tulip Tree Sycamore SMALL TREE(12'—30')PLANTED ON 20'SPACING Amur/Hedge Maple Crabapple varieties Columnar varieties particularly desirable Eastern Redbud Hawthorn Species Hop Hornbeam Littleleaf Linden Ornamental Pear Sargent Cherry Serviceberry TREE SPECIES PROHIBITED:(SHORT LIVED,WEAK WOODED,SITE OBSTRUCTION,EXCESSIVE MESS) Boxelder Pin Oak Catalpa Siberian Elm Cottonwood Silver Maple Evergreens Tree of Heaven Fruit&Nut bearing over I" Willow Mulberry Magnolia—Site obstruction. TREE SPACING: (PROMOTE IMPROVED HEALTHY TREE GROWING CONDITIONS-AVOID i]TmrrY CONFLICTS) a.40'between trees b. 20'from intersections c. 10'from driveways and alleys d.8'minimum height e. 4'minimum areas between street and sidewalk f.Adjustments for good reasons aillllOwed only after consultation with and by authority from the City Building Inspector