§ 176-2. Permit required to cut, trim or prune., Chapter 176. Trees, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Lockport, City

Except upon order of the Superintendent of Highways and Parks or his official designee, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or the officer or employee of a corporation, without a written permit from the Superintendent of Highways and Parks, to remove, destroy, cut, spray, break, climb or injure any tree, plant or shrub or portion thereof that is planted or growing in or upon any public highways or public place within the City of Lockport or to cause, authorize or procure any person to remove, destroy, cut, spray, break, climb or injure any such tree or shrub or portion thereof or to injure, misuse or remove or cause, authorize or procure any person to injure, misuse or remove any device set out for the protection of any tree, plant or shrub in or upon any public highway or public place.

Any person, firm or corporation or officer or employee of a corporation desiring for any lawful purpose to remove, destroy, cut, spray, prune, treat with a view to its preservation from disease or insects or trim any tree, plant or shrub in or upon any public highway or public place shall make application on blanks furnished by the City to the Superintendent of Highways and Parks or his official designee. Such application must state the number and kind of trees to be trimmed, removed or treated and the kind and condition of the nearest trees upon the adjoining property. If, in the judgment of the Superintendent of Highways and Parks or his official designee, the desired removing, cutting, spraying, pruning, treatment or trimming shall appear necessary and the proposed method and workmanship thereof shall be such as the Superintendent of Highways and Parks or his official designee approves, the Superintendent of Highways and Parks or his official designee may thereupon issue a written permit for such work and forward said permit to the City Clerk for his review under Subsection C below. Any work done under such written permit must be performed in strict accordance with the terms thereof, including a description of the location of the tree, the person who will do the work and the work that is to be done, and the provisions of this chapter and under the supervision and direction of the Superintendent of Highways and Parks or his official designee.

Any permit issued by the Superintendent of Highways and Parks or his official designee must also be countersigned by the City Clerk. Before the City Clerk signs said permit, he shall require the prospective holder of the permit to furnish a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured and holding the City harmless from any and all claims or lawsuits arising out of or connected to the work done under the permit. The certificate of insurance shall include a clause that requires at least a ten-day notice of cancellation.