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Section 12.08.050 Tree care and maintenance on City property and right-of-way. The City will maintain trees on City property as necessary to insure the public safety. All work on public trees will be consistent with American National Standard Institute A300, Standard Practices for Woody Plant Maintenance. Section 12.08.070 Annual arborist permits. Firms or persons engaged in the business or occupation of pruning, treating, or removing any tree over 12" DBH in the Private Community Forest and any tree in the Public Community Forest must obtain an Arborist Permit to be issued by the City Forester. An Arborist Permit shall be obtained from the City Forester for a $28.50 annual fee, upon showing proof of liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 and workmen’s compensation insurance as required by State law. Issuance of a permit also requires that a minimum of one person within the firm be recognized by the International Society of Arboriculture as a Certified Arborist or Tree Worker. All permitted work on City Trees and Private Trees will be consistent with American National Standard Institute A300, Standard Practices for Woody Plant Maintenance. Fines for engaging in the business or occupation of pruning, treating, or removing any public or private tree within the City without the required Arborist Permit shall be $500 per separate offense and shall double for the second separate offense, in addition to any other penalty provided in Section 1.12.010. Tree topping of any City Tree or any Private Tree by any firm or person engaged in the business or occupation of pruning, treating or removing trees is unlawful and punishable by a minimum fine of $500 per offense and an immediate revocation of the Arborist Permit for a period of one year, in addition to any other penalty provided in Section 1.12.010. Section 12.08.080 Duty of private property owners relating to decayed, diseased or hazardous trees and shrubs; Appeals. Every owner of any Private Tree overhanging any street or right of way within the City shall prune such tree so that branches shall not severely obstruct the light from a street light or obstruct the view of any street intersection. The minimum clearance of any overhanging portion of a tree shall be nine feet, except where greater clearance is designated by the City Forester. Every owner shall remove all dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous Private Trees which may endanger any person or adjacent property. When in the opinion of the City Forester that there is actual and immediate danger from any dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous Private Trees upon private property, the City shall have the right to: a. prune any tree or shrub when it interfaces with the proper spread of light along the street from a street light, or interferes with visibility of H:\AGENDAS COMBINED\2006\AUGUST\AUGUST 28 2006.DOC