Arcadia Municipal Code Part 2 Street and Parkway Planting

Every person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or control of any lot or premises shall keep or maintain any tree, bush, shrub or vegetation growing upon any such lot or premises abutting any street, parkway or sidewalk so that the limbs, twigs, leaves or parts of such tree, bush, shrub or vegetation shall not interfere with or obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles along or upon said streets, parkways or sidewalks.

Trees or bushes greater than fifteen (15) feet in height growing in or upon any premises, parkway or sidewalk shall be deemed to interfere with and obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles upon said streets, parkways or sidewalks within the meaning of Section 7220, unless the lower limbs, twigs, or leaves of such trees or bushes are kept removed at all times so as to have a clearance of eight (8) feet above the surface of such streets, parkways or sidewalks.

Every person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or control of any lot or premises, shall keep or maintain any bush, shrub or vegetation, except trees, growing upon any such lot or premises which is or are situated at the intersection of streets, so that the limbs, twigs, leaves or parts of such bush, shrub or vegetation except trees within a distance of twenty-five (25) feet of such intersection shall not exceed a height of three (3) feet.

No person shall plant, remove, destroy, cut, deface or in any manner injure or cause to be planted, removed, destroyed, cut, defaced, or in any manner injured, any tree or shrub in any public street, alley, park or other public place without first applying for and receiving a permit in writing in accordance with Chapter 8 of Article IX of this Code.

(Amended by Ord. 2006 adopted 6-7-94)

The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the planting or removal of trees or shrubs in, upon or along any public street or other public place when the same are required so to be planted or removed by an ordinance or resolution adopted by the Council directing the planting or removal of such trees or shrubs by the owners of property fronting upon such public street or other public place.

No person shall paint, tack, paste or otherwise place or cause or permit to be painted, tacked, pasted or otherwise placed, any advertisement, notice, card or announcement or any printed or written matter of any kind whatsoever upon any tree or shrub situated in any public street, alley, park, or other public place.

To cover the cost of inspection of the work pursuant to this Part, an inspection fee shall be paid to the City Council in accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council.