Piedmont Municipal Code Art. I In General

This chapter is intended to regulate the use of municipal parks, playgrounds and other recreational facilities which are provided for the use and enjoyment of the residents of Piedmont and to ensure that residents of Piedmont shall have priority in the use of such facilities; and to regulate the planting, maintenance and removal of trees in the city.

For the purpose of this Chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain terms and words are defined as follows:

a. At Large. A dog on or upon any public street, alley or other public place, or in or upon any unenclosed lot or premises within the city, or on private property not belonging to its owner, and not under restraint by leash, rope, or chain securely and continuously held by a competent person.

b. Commercial Activity. Selling or offering for sale any goods or services for which a city business license is required under Chapter 10 of this code.

c. Dog. Any member of the canine family and shall include female as well as male dogs.

d. Director. The Recreation Director or such other person appointed by the Director to be his or her designee unless otherwise specified in this chapter.

e. Park. All public open spaces such as planted median islands, parks, recreation areas and facilities owned and maintained by the City of Piedmont.

f. Parking Strip. That portion of land within the public right-of-way lying between the curb and the sidewalk.

g. Picnic Area. An area within a park which contains one or more picnic tables.

Parks

3-3 h. Pruning. Removal of entire branches or portions of branches from a tree. Pruning also includes but is not limited to thinning and topping. (Ord. 617 N.S. 6/00)

i. Public property. Property owned in fee by the City and property subjet to easements, rights of way and other non-fee interests in real property belonging to, in favor of, or benefiting the City. Public property includes but is not limited to parking strips, medians and public parks. (Ord. 617 N.S. 6/00)

j. Street Tree. Any tree growing within a parking strip.

k. Topping. Elimination of the upper portion of a tree's trunk or main leader.

l. Tree. Any woody perennial plant, usually with one main trunk, attaining a height of at least twelve feet at maturity.

m. Trees on private property. Any tree existing within the legally described boundaries of a parcel of land which is not owned by the City of Piedmont, whether owned by an individual, partnership, corporation or other entity.

n. Tree Removal. The destruction of any tree by cutting, girdling, interfering with the water supply, applying chemicals, inserting foreign materials into the body of the tree, or regrading around the base of the trunk.

o. View Pruning. The selective removal of entire branches or portions of branches from a tree so as to improve visibility through the tree.

p. View. A distant vista or panoramic range of sight of Piedmont, neighboring areas, or the San Francisco Bay that existed at the time a claimant acquired his/her property, if after 1980, or the view existing in 1980 if acquired before that date.
Views include, but are not limited to, skylines, bridges, distant cities, geologic features, hillside terrains and wooded canyons or ridges.