§ 7-5.08. Cooperation with Other Departments and Agencies.

(a)

Any public utility maintaining any overhead wires or underground pipes or conduits shall obtain permission from the Director before performing any maintenance to wires, pipes, or conduits, if the maintenance would cause injury to street trees. A public utility shall in no way injure, deface, prune, or scar any street tree until its plans and procedures have been approved by the Director.

(b)

Any public utility performing work which might affect street trees shall permit the Director or his or her designee to inspect any and all maintenance or operational work performed by the public utility. If the Director believes that a public utility's work would cause excessive or unnecessary injury to any street tree, the Director shall have the authority to stop the maintenance and operational work. The public utility shall arrange with the Director another method of maintenance or operational work satisfactory to the Director.

(c)

The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall not apply to emergency public utility maintenance work which is performed during nonworking hours for City personnel.

(Added by Ord. 3071-C.S., § 3, amended by Ord. 3130-C.S., § 5, and Ord. 3366-C.S., § 4)

(Ord. 3577-C.S., § 1; Ord. 3633-C.S., § 1, effective 10-1-15)