No person shall remove, prune or otherwise seriously disturb a street tree or park tree without first receiving authorization from the city forester or designee. Applications for such authority must be submitted in writing and shall be acted upon within ten (10) days after their receipt with an obligation of the city forester to advise the applicant of the grant or denial of a permit. A person receiving authorization shall abide by the arboricultural specifications. Permits may be conditional with any reasonable conditions affixed thereto. Where a street tree adjoins property occupied by a dwelling unit and forms a part of the landscaping for such residence, the private property owner may effect cosmetic pruning without the permit required by this section, provided the forester is notified in advance and given opportunity to acquaint the party who will do the pruning with the arboricultural specifications which must be fully complied with in all situations. No person shall: (A) damage, cut, carve or injure the bark of any tree; (B) attach any rope, wire or other contrivance to any street or park tree or plant; or (C) cause or permit any fire, heat, wire charged with electricity, or any harmful gaseous, liquid or solid substance to come into contact with any street or park tree or plant. (Ord. 2017-06-011, 6-15-2017; amd. Ord. 2023-05-001, 5-4-2023)