§ 8.32.040. Necessity for permit to plant, prune, cut, spray, chemically treat or remove in public places.

(a)

No tree, plant, shrub or vine shall be planted or set out upon any street or public place in the city, and no tree, plant, shrub or vine located upon any street or public place shall be removed, pruned, cut, shaped, sprayed or chemically treated without a written permit first being obtained from the urban forester. When such permit is for the setting out of trees, plants, shrubs or vines, it may prescribe the number, kind and distance apart thereof. Once planted, all such plants and any subsequent biomass resulting from tree removal or pruning, including firewood, becomes property of the City of Reno.

(b)

When for the removal, trimming, pruning, cutting, spraying or chemically treating thereof, the permit shall prescribe the number of such plants to be affected thereby and the manner and the performance of the work. Such permit shall be operative only when exercised subject to such regulations as the urban forester may adopt for the purpose as hereinabove mentioned. The urban forester, as a condition for a removal permit, may require compensation to the city for the value of the removed tree or trees or replacement.

(c)

Approval to remove landmark trees shall be at the discretion of the city council upon recommendation of the Reno Urban Forestry Commission. Removal of any landmark trees for construction activities shall require payment to the city for the value of the landmark tree.

(Code 1966, § 11.56.040; Ord. No. 4196, § 1, 3-10-92; Ord. No. 4917, § 1, 10-13-98)