§ 522.05 TREE PLANTING, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE.

• Standards. All planting and maintenance of public trees shall conform to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A-300 "Standards for Tree Care Operations" and shall follow all tree care Best Management Practices (BMPs) published by the International Society of Arboriculture, Exhibit One.
• Requirements of franchise utility companies. The maintenance of public trees for utility clearance shall conform to all applicable utility industry standards.
• Preferred species list. The Village Administrator shall maintain an official list of desirable tree species for planting on public property in two size classes: Ornamental (20 feet or less in height at maturity) and Shade (greater than 20 feet at maturity). Trees from this approved list may be planted without special permission; other species may be planted with written approval from the Village Administrator, see Exhibit Two.
• Planting distances. The Village Administrator with the advice of the Tree Advisory Board shall develop and maintain an official set of spacing requirements for the planting of trees on public property. No tree may be planted within the visibility intersection triangle of a street or within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant. At intersection triangle of roadways, no plant material with a mature height greater than thirty-six inches and less than eight feet shall be planted within the sight triangle along the boundary of each of the intersecting curb lines. Sight triangles vary depending upon the type of street. No plant shall be planted in such a location so as to create a conflict with the sight obstacle triangle
• Planting trees under electric utility lines. Only trees listed as Ornamental trees on the official village tree species list may be planted under or within fifteen (15) lateral feet of any overhead utility wire.
• Planting trees near underground utility. All trees must maintain a distance of (5) lateral feet of any water, sewer, storm, gas, electric, cable, or any other utility found underground.
• Protection of public trees during construction, and to protect the tree, including, but not limited to, placing barriers around the tree to prevent damage.
• Trees and shrubbery growing within the public right-of-way are the responsibility of the abutting property owner for care and maintenance, but remain there only by consent of the village. No such tree, if removed, may be replaced except by permission of the village.
• Each day's violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
• Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.