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1007.11 AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL FORESTER I. The Municipal Forester shall have the authority and jurisdiction of regulating the planting, maintenance, removal of trees on streets and other publicly owned property to insure safety or preserve the aesthetics of such public sites. II. SUPERVISION. The Municipal Forester shall have the authority and it shall be his duty to supervise or inspect all work done under a permit issued in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance. III. CONDITION OF PERMIT. The Municipal Forester shall have the authority to affix reasonable conditions to the granting of a permit in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance. IV. MASTER STREET TREE PLAN. The Municipal Forester shall have the authority to formulate a Master Street Tree Plan with the advice, a hearing, and approval of a Shade Tree Board. The Master Street Tree Plan shall specify the species of tree to be planted on each of the streets or other public sites of the municipality. From and after the effective date of the Master Street Tree Plan, or any amendment thereof, all planting shall conform thereto. A. The Municipal Forester shall consider all existing and future utility and environmental factors when recommending a specific species for each of the streets and other public sites of the municipality. B. Amend. The Municipal Forester, with the approval of the Shade Tree Board, shall have the authority to amend or add to the Master Street Tree Plan at any time that circumstances make it advisable. V. The Municipal Forester shall have the authority to enforce ordinance No. 18 - 87 of the City of Lino Lakes concerning Tree Disease Control. VI. The Municipal Forester shall have the authority to enforce the standards and specifications of care policy for building sites. 1007.12 PERMITS REQUIRED I. PLANTING MAINTENANCE. OR REMOVAL A. No person shall plant, spray, fertilize, preserve, prune, remove, cut above ground, or otherwise disturb any tree on any street or municipal -owned property without first filling an application and procuring a permit from the Municipal Forester or otherwise specified municipal authority. The person receiving the permit shall abide by the Aboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice adopted by the Municipal Forester. II. PLANTING A. Application Data. The application required herein shall state the number of trees to be set out; the location, grade, species, cultivar or variety of each tree; the method of planting; and such other information as the Municipal Page 4