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City of Warson Woods, MO
Friday, March 26, 2021
Chapter 245. Community Tree Standards
Section 245.100. Public Tree Care.
[R.O. 2012 §270.100; Ord. No. 1318 §1, 6-15-2004]
The City shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain and remove trees, plants and shrubs within
the rights-of-way or bounds of all streets, alleys, squares and public grounds as may be necessary
to insure public safety. All tree pruning and removal will be done in accordance with the most
current ANSI A300 Tree Shrub and Other Woody Plant Maintenance — Standard Practices.
The City may remove or cause or order to be removed any tree or plant therefore which is in an
unsafe condition or which by reason of its nature is injurious to electric power lines or other public
improvements, or is seriously affected with any fatal disease which shall cause it to be designated
a hazard tree.
Subject to Subsections (D) and (E) below, the abutting property owners shall have the right and
responsibility to perform normal tree care on all street trees.
Any resident desiring to remove a failing tree in excess of two (2) inches in diameter, in the right-
of-way, shall:
Grind the stump after removal;
Contact the Tree Board within three (3) months of removing the failing tree; and
Replace the tree with a suggested or approved tree of at least one and one-half (1½) inches
in diameter.
The City shall not issue any permit or other approval to remove a healthy, sound street tree.
Determination of the condition of the tree shall be made by the City's arborist. Removal of a street
tree without a permit shall be a violation of this Chapter punishable as set forth in Section 245.180
herein.
Right Of Appeal. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the City Arborist, or any officer,
department, board or committee of the municipality affected by any decision of the City Arborist,
may appeal the City Arborist's decision to the Tree Board. Such appeal shall be taken within ten
(10) days of the City Arborist's decision by filing with the City Clerk a notice of appeal specifying
the grounds thereof. The City Arborist shall forthwith transmit to the Tree Board all documentation
constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. An appeal stays all
proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the City Arborist certifies to the
Tree Board after the notice of appeal shall have been filed that by reason of facts stated in the
certificate a stay would, in the City Arborist's opinion, cause immediate peril to life or property. In
such case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order which may be
granted by the Tree Board or by a court of record on application or notice to the City Arborist from
whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown. The Tree Board shall fix a reasonable time
for the hearing of the appeal, give notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a
reasonable time. Upon the hearing any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney.
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