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Julie Feier Draft 3 Page 11 10/20/2006 instituted. The cost incurred in the performance of any such emergency procedures shall be assessed to the property owner as provided by law in the case of special assessments. Such a special assessment shall be certified by the City Forester to the Director of Finance and shall thereupon become and be a lien upon the property until paid. d. Appeal to special assessment: Any special assessment may be appealed pursuant to Section 12.08.030(B)(8), provided that the appeal shall be filed within 30 days after notice of the special assessment is mailed to the property owner. Section 12.08.090 Abuse or mutilation. No unauthorized person on any City property or right-of-way shall: 1. Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree, shrub or plant or injure the bark or roots. 2. Pick flowers or seeds of any tree, shrub or plant. 3. Attach any nail, staple, rope, wire or any other contrivance to any tree, shrub or plant. 4. Dig or otherwise disturb the root area, or in any other way injure or impair the flow of oxygen and water to the roots. 5. Cause or permit any wire charged with electricity to come in contact with any tree, shrub or plant or allow any gaseous, liquid, or solid substance, which is harmful to such trees, shrubs or plants to come in contact with them. Section 12.08.100 Other violations. Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any provision of this chapter or to interfere with the City Forester or any other City employee while engaged in his or her duties herein set forth above. Any person, upon being found guilty, shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 1.12.010 for each violation of this chapter, unless otherwise specified in this ordinance. Section 2. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to relieve any person, firm or corporation from any penalty heretofore incurred by the violation of Chapter 12.08, nor bar the prosecution of any such violation. Section 3. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provided in Chapter 1.12, Section 1.12.010 of the University City Municipal Code. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage as provided by law. PASSED this _________ day of _________________, 2006. ____________________________________ ATTEST: MAYOR __________________________________ CITY CLERK CERTIFIED TO BE CORRECT AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY