Piedmont Municipal Code § 3.16 Planting Trees in Parking

A tree may be planted in a parking strip or other City right-of-way in compliance with the following requirements.

3.16.1 Planting Responsibility. No tree may be planted on public property except by the¶

3.16.2 City Permission Required. Residents wishing to have a street tree planted by the¶

City shall file an application with the Public Works Department, which shall inspect the site, determine the appropriateness of a street tree on the site, and plant a tree designated under section 3.14 at no cost to the resident, providing funds are available in the department budget for that fiscal year.

(a) Funds Unavailable. This section shall not apply if the Director of Public Works determines that funds are unavailable for this purpose.

(b) No Designated Street Tree. If the applicant resides on a street for which no street tree has been designated under section 3.15, the applicant may request any variety contained in the approved list maintained by the Department of Public Works.

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3.16.3 Unauthorized Planting in Parking Strips. In any case where a street tree has been¶

planted without the proper permit in a parking strip, the owner of the property abutting the parking strip shall remove the tree or shrub in a parking strip or within any street right-of-way no later than 30 days after written notice is mailed to the address by the City. If the tree or shrub has not been removed at the conclusions of the thirty (30) day period, the City may remove the tree or shrub, and the cost of removal shall be filled to and shall become the obligation of the resident.

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