San Jacinto Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

As a pattern and guide for the orderly physical growth and development of the city and pursuant to the provisions of the state Conservation and Planning Act, there is adopted a tree planting and street improvement plan as part of a master plan for the city.

(Prior code § 12.24.010)

As shown in the tree planting and street improvement plan and as a part of a master plan for the city, there are adopted and ordered filed in the office of the city clerk the following items:

A. That certain map designated thereon as "map of tree planting and street improvement plan," certified to under date of May 25, 1949, by M. D. Brainard, as chairman of the city planning commission and Ruth H. Wedge, as secretary of the city planning commission;

B. The typewritten resolution of the city planning commission attached to the map referred to in subsection A of this section and certified to by the chairman and the secretary of the city planning commission under date of May 25, 1949;

C. The typewritten list attached to the map referred to in subsection A of this section showing thereon the names of the streets of the city whereon trees are to be planted and maintained and the names of the varieties of trees which are to be planted and maintained on such streets, respectively;

D. A resolution of the city planning commission entitled, "Resolution No. 3," duly certified to by the chairman and the secretary of the city planning commission under date of May 25, 1949, which was submitted to the city council for consideration along with the map referred to in subsection A of this section and the typewritten list referred to in subsection C of this section on November 9, 1949.

(Prior code § 12.24.020)

There shall be planted, from time to time as may be decided upon by the city council, and thereafter maintained along the streets of the city named on map and in the list mentioned in Section 12.20.020 of this chapter, trees of the varieties specified on such map and list, except along those portions of streets in the business district of the city where parkways have been or may hereafter be eliminated.

(Prior code § 12.24.030)

No person within the city, not authorized by the parks and recreation commission or by this chapter, shall plant, burn, mutilate, injure, destroy or remove any tree or shrub upon or from the public parks, public grounds, public streets or parking places in the city.

(Prior code § 12.24.040)

On any occasion that the parks and recreation commission authorizes the removal of any tree or shrubbery from any of the public parks, grounds, streets, parkways or parking places in the city, the actual work of removal shall not be undertaken or accomplished until after the next succeeding meeting of the city council following such authorization, at which meeting the city council shall have an opportunity to act thereon.

(Prior code § 12.24.050)

A. No trees or shrubs shall be planted upon or removed from any of the public parks, public grounds, public streets, alleys, ways and parking places in the city, except as follows:

1. The traffic engineer shall have the authority to remove or have removed any trees or shrubs from any parkway or public parking place in the city, where, in his or her opinion, the same constitute a hazard to traffic.

2. The superintendent of public works shall have the authority to remove or have removed any trees or shrubs from any parkway in the city. Such trees or shrubs shall be removed only when the same are in a dead, diseased, damaged or dangerous condition, or when such trees or shrubs interfere with the construction or removal of buildings or interfere with the alignment or realignment of streets, highways, alleys or driveways within the city.

B. Any trees or shrubs which shall be removed in accordance with this section to facilitate construction or removal of buildings shall be replaced, where possible or practical, upon the completion of such removal or construction at the expense of the person for whose convenience the same were removed. Any such replacement shall be made only when the particular tree or shrub has been approved by the parks and recreation commission.

(Prior code § 12.24.060)

It is the duty of the owners or occupants of the lands adjoining the streets and sidewalks of the city to keep the trees on the streets and sidewalks thereof so trimmed that the branches thereof do not interfere with the way of pedestrians on sidewalks or of persons passing in vehicles along the street under such trees.

(Prior code § 12.24.070)

No person shall negligently or carelessly cause any shade or ornamental tree or shrub upon any of the streets or sidewalks of the city to be injured or destroyed in violation of this article.

(Prior code § 12.24.080)