City Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice means the document containing the detailed performance standards and specifications to be used in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Contractor means any person, business or organization who receives compensation for the performance of work done. Park means all public parks having individual names and maintained by the City. On unpaved streets, it is that portion between the lot line and portion usually traveled by vehicular traffic.
Private tree means any and all trees growing on private property.
Property owner means a person owning private property in the City, as shown by the County Auditor s Plat of the City. Public property means any and all property located within the confines of the City and owned by the City or held in the name of the City by any of the departments, commissions or agencies within the City government. Topping means heading, stubbing, rounding, tipping, or dehorning, which means the drastic removal of large branches, severely cutting back limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree s crown to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Trees mean woody vegetation usually growing with a single stem and a height over 10 feet. Tree Board means the duly established board responsible to study, investigate, counsel and develop a written plan for the care, preservation, trimming, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs within the City.