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Forester shall find reasonable necessary to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued. B. Improper Planting. Whenever any tree shall be planted or set out in conflict with the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful for the Municipal Forester to remove or cause removal of the same, and the exact cost thereof shall be assessed to the owner as provided by law in the case of assessments. III. MAINTENANCE A. Application Data. The application required herein shall state the number and kinds of trees to be sprayed, fertilized, pruned, protected, or otherwise preserved; the kind of treatment to be administered; the composition of the material to be applied; and such other information as the Municipal Forester shall find reasonable necessary to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued. IV. REMOVAL REPLANTING AND REPLACEMENT A. Wherever it is necessary to remove a tree or trees from a treelawn in connection with the paving of a sidewalk, or the paving or widening of the portion of a street or highway used for vehicular traffic, the municipality shall replant such trees or replace them. Provided that conditions prevent planting on treelawns, this requirement will be satisfied if any equivalent number of trees of the same size and species as provided for in the Arboricultural Specifications are planted in an attractive manner on the adjoining property. B. No person or property owner shall remove a tree from the treelawn for the purpose of construction, or for any other reason, without first filing an application and procuring a permit from the Municipal Forester, and without replacing the removed tree or trees in accordance with the adopted Arboricultural Specifications. Such replacement shall meet the standards of size, species, and placement as provided for in a permit issued by the Municipal Forester. The person or property owner shall bear the cost of removal and replacement of all trees removed. 1007.13 PUBLIC TREE CARE The City shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain, remove, or perform any other Arboricultural practices as decided necessary within the lines of all streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares and public grounds, as may be necessary to insure public safety or to preserve or enhance the symmetry and beauty of such public grounds. No other planting may be done without consent of the City Forester. The City Tree Board may remove or cause or order to be removed, any tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or which by reason of its nature is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, vas lines, water lines, or other public improvements, or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect or other pest. The City Tree Board shall Page 5