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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0326 ORDINANCE NO. 32& AN ORDINk~CE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA PROHIBITING THE CUTTING DOWN, DESTROYING OR OTHERWISE INTERFER- ING VTI'lH ANY TREES OR SHRUBS PLANTED IN OR ALONG THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS, PARKS OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN SAID CIlY OF ARCADIA AND PROHIBITING 'lHE PLACING OF ADVERTISEMENl'S IN AND UPON SAID TREES OR SHRUBS AND REPEALING ORDlllANCES NOS. 10 AND 51. THE CIlY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: That Ordinance No. 10 of the City of Arcadia en- titled, "An Ordinance Prohibiting the Damage to or destruction of trees growing upon the Streets or Avenues with- in the City of Arcadia," approved on the 2nd day of May, 1904, be and the same is hereby repealed. ! Section 2: That Ordinance No. 51 of the City of Arcadia en- titled, "An Ordinance of tm Board of Trustees of the City of Arcadia Prohibiting the Cutting Down, Destroying or otherwise interfering with any Trees or Shrubs Planted in or Along the Public Streets, Alleys, Parks or other Public Places in said City of Arcadia and Prohibiting the Placing of Advertise- ments in and upon said Trees or Shrubs," approved on the 4th day of March, 1915 be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 3: That it shall be unlawfyl for any person, firm or .....\.~~~ {J'?-"'V' "Go 7/1 corporation to plant, remove, destroy, cut or de- face or in any manner to injure or to cause or permit to be planted, removed, destroyed, cut or defaced, or in any manner to be injured, any tree, or shrub in any public street, alley, park or other public place in said City of Arcadia VQthout first ap- plying for and recei ving a permit in writing therefor from said {tAd 3d2t: City Council so to do, which permit shall specifically descr:l.be the work to be done thereunder and such permit shall be void thirty (30) days from aIlllll after the date .thereof. Section 4: Said City Council shall by resolution, determine the vari et y of trees or shrubs that may be plan ted in, upon or along any public street or other public place or any portion thereof and the distances apart at which such trees or shrubs Shall be plant ed. The permi t issued for the plant ing of such trees or shrubs shall state the variety of such trees or shrubs that shall be planted and the distance from the property line and the distance apart at which the same shall be placed. Section 5: The pro.visions of this Ordinance shall. not apply to the planting or removal of trees or shrubs in, upon or along any public street or other public place when the same are required so to be planted or removed by an ordinance or resolution adopted by said City Council, directing the planting or removal of wch trees or shrubs by the owners of property front- ing upon such public street or other public place. Section 6: That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to paint, tack, paste or otherwise place or cause or permit to be painted, tacked, pasted or other- wise placed, any advertisement, notice, card or announcement or any printed or written matter of any kind whatsoever upon any tree or shrub situate in any public street, alley, park, or other public place in said City of Arcadia. Section 7: That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment in the City Jail of the City of Arcadia or in dAd SRi the County Jail of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, at the discretion of the Committing Magistrate, for a te~m not ex- ceeding three (3) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 8: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the Sar:le to be published once in the Arcadia Tribune, a weekly newspaper published and cir- culated in the City of Arcadia, and thirty (30) days therefrom and thereafter the same shall take effect and be in force. I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted a t a regular meet ing of the Ci ty Counc il of the City of Arcadi a he Id on the 3rd day of December , 1935, by the affirmative vote of at least three councilmen, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Corby, Hoffman, Krebs and McLean NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Daniels -,rl~ ~ . City lerk Signed and approved this 3rd day of December , 1935. ATTEST: )~~ --- ~CLERK lerk o~ S:z?