Sec. 9.10. Installation and Maintenance

9.10.1. Responsibility

Unless otherwise stated, the owner Any person having charge of any real property according to the records held by the Register of Deeds. of any property where landscaping or buffering is required shall be responsible for the maintenance of all required plant material (including street trees located off-site), fences and walls. Maintenance responsibilities shall include the clearing and replacement of required material that is dead and/or dying.

9.10.2. Pruning

A. General

Trees and shrubs shall be kept trimmed back from doors, windows, and walkways.

B. Standards

Necessary pruning and trimming shall be in accordance with the American National Standards for Tree Care Operations: Tree Shrub and Other Woody Plant Maintenance – Standards Practices (Pruning), and shall not be interpreted to include topping of trees through removal of crown material or the central leader, or any other similarly severe procedures such as lollipopping, meatballing, or hatracking that cause irreparable harm to the natural form of the tree, except where such procedures are necessary to maintain public overhead utilities. Any such activity shall be a violation The establishment, creation, expansion, alteration, occupation or maintenance of any use, land development activity, or structure, including but not limited to signs and buildings, that is inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance or any order, approval, or authorization issued pursuant to this Ordinance. of this Ordinance and additional plant material may be required by the Planning Director or designee to replace or supplement the damaged plant material.