§ 26-90. Purpose.

The city has determined that the health of red oak trees within the municipal limits are threatened by the fatal disease known as oak wilt. Such hazardous conditions resulting from the spread of the disease create the potential danger of windfall or other breakage of significantly weakened/dead standing trees situated in the vicinity of common property boundaries or common travel lanes. It has further been determined that the loss of red oak trees growing upon private and public property would substantially depreciate the value of property within the city and impair the safety, good order, general welfare and convenience of the public. It is declared to be the intention of the Council to prevent and control the spread of oak wilt and this article is enacted for that purpose.

(Ord. No. 2013-04, § 1, 3-12-13)